Local Focus: Green light for enviromental education funding
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Local Focus: Councillor wants underground infrastructure over cycleways
Council spending on "nice to haves" must stop, Cr says. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Meng Foon on lunches, blackmailing gang members and te reo Māori
Gisborne treasure Meng Foon in his last days as mayor. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Cold Water Classic in huge surf
Teen wins surfing trophy named in brother's honour. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
Local Focus: Council opens doors for climate change workshop
Rotorua students create Climate Change Action Plan. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: NZ's youngest councillor sees climate change as the challenge of the century
Councillor Chandulal-Mackay on the region's challenges. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
Focus Live: Weather update - Rain and wind to continue for many across NZ
Focus Live: Weather update - Rain and wind to continue for many across NZ
Local Focus: Book sale's final chapter
William Colenso College's final book sale. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Air Chathams: Next flight for the little airline that could
Airline filled in when others pulled out and is preparing for one of its biggest moves.
Local Focus: Parkvale School centenary a friendship celebration
Parkvale School Centenary Celebrations. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Mind the gap! Digital divide closing in Murupara
A quarter of a million kids without internet - solved. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Vinyl finds a new groove at the Record Fair
Travelling Record Fair brings people from all regions. Made with funding from NZ On Air
Local Focus: Deputy Mayor has no time for people who try to talk Rotorua down
He's been called everything from poodle to puppet. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Newest tech for oldest collection
Explore the Sarjeant Gallery from anywhere in the world. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Hawke's Bay's best office is on a stream
Hawke's Bay's unique weed boats are ugly but effective. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Stepping out of Meng Foon's shadow
Rehette Stoltz wants to be the one who makes history. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Could this be Gisborne's first Māori mayor?
Meredith Akuhata-Brown is fighting for the top job. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Aroha's long and frustrating journey to re-divert the Kaituna Cut
Maketū Action Group's last member talks to Local Focus. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Hours of concentration and not a screen in sight
Chess is part of the maths curriculum overseas. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Small town Marton has the best skate park in the country
Skaters are flying and flowing at the new, world-class skate park in Marton.
Local Focus: Public art for New Zealand's only republic
NZ's only republic gets its first public artwork. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: The Pasifika face of NZ law
Even the President of the Law Society faces racism. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Whanganui Brass Band will play to 200 million
Tour to China promises the world's biggest audience. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Locals dig deep to landscape new war memorial
Landscaping funds topped up by neighbouring business. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Curtain hacks for a warmer winter
Winter is coming, so get the best out of your curtains. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Viewpoint NZ: Measles vs vaccinations, Rotorua is trenz-ing and a new railway crossing in Oamaru
Video news from around the regions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Viewpoint NZ: Measles vs vaccinations and ancient moa footprints found underwater
On today's Viewpoint NZ, record measles cases throws the decision to vaccinate into sharp focus, what's hot at Rotorua's TRENZ conference and a railway crossing in Oamaru steps into the 21st century - with barrier arms. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Rotorua tourism shines at Trenz
Huge economic impact expected from major tourism event. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Even in the digital age, new libraries popping up
New Library Hub for a progressive Castlecliff. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
NZ's biggest farmer business forecasts earnings slump
Landcorp forecast earnings slump for the 2019 financial year.
Local Focus: Call for more young councillors in Rotorua
Rotorua Councillor Tania Tapsell talks to Local Focus. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Measles cases are a case for vaccines
The case for immunising is strong. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: New lights, new bridge, new glowing path of rocks
Colourful bridges connect Massey Uni to Palmy downtown. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Council halts Palm Beach planting
Pāpāmoā councillors promise to consult locals. Made with funding from NZ On Air.