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Council votes to close pop-up container site. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
No plea by man accused of threatening to kill Simon Bridges
A man accused of making a threat to kill Simon Bridges is yet to plead to the charge.
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Why some bars will open this week and some won't.
Local Focus: May is ME/CFS awareness month, so what is it?
No end to lockdown for ME sufferers. Made with funding by NZ On Air.
Dunedin connections back on Air NZ schedule
Air NZ will restart domestic flights between Auckland, Dunedin and Wellington on June 1st.
Budget 2020 wishlist: School principals want funding maintained
Principals reveal what they hope to see come out of this year's Budget.
Local Focus: Pubs prepare for level 2
Not a party but pub owners want their 'family' back. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Pubs prepare for level 2
Not a party but landlords want their 'family' back. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Foodbanks and commercial kitchens to the rescue
Fresh veg and restaurant quality food for those in need. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Foodbanks and commercial kitchens to the rescue
Fresh veg and restaurant quality food for those in need. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Kiwi mum's heartbreak of losing her 'one in a million' baby in lockdown
A mother says protocols could have been different, to allow her family to meet the baby.
'Just another hurdle': Tree removal near Napier caused Vodafone outage
Customers and businesses across Hawke's Bay were left without landline and mobile service.
$146m Baypark to Bayfair transport project delayed
The future shape of the project remains unclear.
Zero covid cases great, now to fix the economy
We speak to community leaders abut the significance of the milestone and what's next.
The school that's bred Black Caps captain, Team NZ skipper and new All Blacks captain
School leader reveals the secrets that helped create sporting heroes.
Body found on boat in Tauranga Harbour: Man charged with manslaughter
A Bay of Plenty man has been charged with manslaughter after a boating incident.
Infamous repeat offender given a lifeline by judge
Infamous offender avoids being sent back to prison.
'Wood-first' policy could create 3000 jobs nationwide
Business chambers and forestry leaders want new publicly-funded projects to use wood.
Exclusive: Lost for 3 nights in the bush - 'they can't believe I am alive'
Liam McPherson: 'On the last day, I just couldn't walk. My body was just drained.'
Local Focus: Music scene hits 'a brick wall'
Gigging musicians adapt in quarantine. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Emergency water delivery for Matakana Island residents in lockdown
"We would usually be pretty self-sufficient ... but with lockdown it makes it harder."
Shocked back to life: Burned man's 'miracle' recovery
The inspiring story of one man's nine-year journey of mental and physical recovery.
'We are all just elated': Man found alive in bush after three days
"Cold and weak" but alive after three days in bush.
Local Focus: Music scene hits ‘a brick wall’
Gigging musicians adapt in quarantine. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Where is Liam Mcpherson? Canyon staff join search
Twelve search and rescue teams are looking for the 28-year-old in the Waiorongomai Valley.
'Surge in separations': Experts expect relationship issues to bubble to the surface
Some people have already called their lawyer about splitting up.
Local Focus: Level 3 opening ‘our busiest day ever’
Good news for some as businesses begin to re-open. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Level 3 opening 'our busiest day ever'
Good news for some as businesses begin to re-open. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'I miss my girl desperately': Devastated dad as teen's kidnapper sent to jail
Sister also tells of crying every day as kidnapper is jailed.
SH2 between Waihī and Paeroa reopens after stock truck crash
Between 10 to 15 cows were in the river, while others were still trapped in the truck.
'Not expecting this': Man's beloved guitars returned
Guitarist 'so happy' at return of his beloved 'friends'.
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