Same teams, new grounds, new opportunities.

A grand Whanganui home is to be sold for the just third time in 151 years.

Blackouts over the region as cyclone blasts through

Fierce competition in shearing and woolhandling at the Taihape A & P Show

Another reason to stop in Taihape - the scenic lookout. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Another reason to stop in Taihape - the scenic lookout. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Temperatures are set to "yoyo" the week before Christmas, the MetService warns.

A second round of thunderstorms are brewing after yesterday's downpours

The crash happened around 6.25pm on State Highway 1 in the Rangitikei district.

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Properties in hill country around Taihape could be without power for a week or longer.

Snowstorm's damage "much greater" than first thought, power company says.

Northlanders are set to be battered by gale force westerly winds today.

It may be snow-go for some motorists this week, with white stuff on the way.

Rob Webb has lived a life of service. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Rob Webb has lived a life of service.

Vehicle fire temporarily closed State Highway 1 south of Waiouru.

Dan Mickleson has been praised for a Facebook post about mental health issues

Young farmer "astonished" at the response after sharing his struggle with depression.

Two trampers have been airlifted out of a remote hut southeast of Taihape after a suspected case of food poisoning. The two women

Aucklander Jordan Watson shot to fame on the Internet as 'How to Dad'. This weekend he descended on Taihape with a film crew in tow, for the annual gumboot throwing competition. Made with funding from NZ On Air

How to Dad YouTube star Jordan Watson made a guest appearance at the gumboot throwing competition in Taihape - but did his skill with gumboot throwing match his skill in front of the camera? Made with funding from NZ On Air.

How to Dad YouTube star Jordan Watson made a guest appearance at the gumboot throwing competition in Taihape - but did his skill with gumboot throwing match his skill in front of the camera? Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Kurt Bayer went to the Gumboot Throwing Champs as a reporter, and left a champ.

Kopere Downs has been a shearer for 20 years, and now he's reached a major milestone. He has shorn his millionth sheep. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Kopere Downs has been a shearer for 20 years, and now he's reached a major milestone. He has shorn his millionth sheep. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

This year, one of the centerpieces at alternative fesitval KiwiBurn was a giant weta, built in Auckland by a team of designers. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Wet weather today will clear throughout the country making way for a mainly fine Christmas weekend.

Former policeman Colin Mower is still ensuring Taihape people are safe. He has set up a dial-a-driver service for the town. It's