'Secret' hemp trial ready for harvest
A "secret" Ruatoria hemp trial for the Health Ministry is ready for harvest.
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Watch NZH Local Focus: Call centre aims to empower Maori and Pacific workers
It could be a call centre anywhere in the world, but Connect Global is based in the small South Taranaki settlement of Waverley. It provides desperately needed jobs for ten locals. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Quake of 4.6 rattles East Coast
East Cape was shaken by a 4.6 magnitude earthquake last night. GeoNet reported a preliminary magnitude after the shake just before
Emaciated pets left tied to dead dog
Emaciated dogs have been uplifted from a Ruatoria property after a visitor discovered them tied up next to the decomposing body of another dog.
Strong quake hits near Ruatoria
The East Cape has been shaken by a strong 5.1 magnitude earthquake this evening. It struck at a depth of 22km, 65km east of Te Araroa
Two arrested after man shot dead in farm paddock
Two men are in police custody after a fatal shooting in a small rural settlement on the East Coast last night.
Husband charged after wife's death
A man will appear in court today charged with murder after a fatal house fire near Tikitiki on the East Coast last October.
Bush fire threatens conservation land
About 40 firefighters have managed to contain a large bush fire beneath the summit of Roy's Peak, Wanaka.
One dead after East Coast house fire
A woman died and a man was injured when fire engulfed their East Coast home north of Ruatoria last night.
Dog attack victim 'in good spirits'
A "happy-go-lucky little boy" who suffered severe head, face and arm injuries when he was mauled...
Flooded roads leave Gisborne virtually isolated
Heavy rain has left Gisborne virtually cut off, with surface flooding closing roads and forcing the evacuation of homes.
'Extreme caution' urged as heavy rains persist
Heavy rain is lashing the North Island's East Coast, leaving dozens of homes without power and closing rural schools and roads.
Homes evacuated as rain lashes Gisborne region
Schools have closed, houses are without power and homes have been evacuated as rain continues to lash the Gisborne region.