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Coromandel is number one for ones and twos
Hot Water Beach toilet wins Keep NZ Beautiful Award. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
11 VC winners from New Zealand
Eleven men in NZ armed forces were awarded in the Victoria Cross in WW I
Thief leads cops on large Police chase through the Waikato
Police chase starts in Hamilton and ends with fleeing vehicle crashing in a ditch in Kopu.
Mayor says Hahei residents in favour of $10 parking charge
Residents of Hahei appear largely in favour of charging visitors up to $10 for parking.
Thames childcare centre licence cancelled for breach
An investigation into multiple complaints has forced the Ministry to cancel its licence.
Iwi closes popular climbing spot following deaths
Popular climbing spot in the Coromandel closed following two deaths.
King Country and North Otago strong, Horowhenua-Kapiti pick up Seruwalu
Two games decided by last minute kicks and five teams win on the road.
Influenza dead to be remembered
National memorial planned to remember victims of 1918 pandemic.
Heartland Championship rugby in review
Several matches decided inside final 10 minutes have big bearing opening day points table
After brush with death, rugby prop focuses on living life
Hayden Anderson can't walk properly or run but he's happy to have woken up from a coma.
Feral goat put down after being Tasered
Police have released graphic video of the goat being tasered 13 times.
Man treated for smoke inhalation after Thames fire
There were house fires in Thames and Hamilton overnight.
Firefighters battling house fire in Firth of Thames
The blaze had broken out at a home on East Coast Rd in Whakatiwai.
Woman instructed to drive two hours to care for her ill mum while nurses strike
"The information I got was if I didn't come in she would be left."
SAR crews in search for missing Coromandel man
Police have concerns for 37-year-old Shannon Makowharemahihi missing since June 1.
Car crashes through Thames fence; woman injured
The vehicle crashed through a fence, leaving a woman seriously injured.
Plastic stockpiles growing after China ban
Stockpiled plastic a 'scary' nationwide problem. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Plastic stockpiles growing after China shuts out our rubbish
Waikato's stockpiled plastic indicative of nationwide problem. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Faulty electric blanket death prompts warning to public
News of a man who died from faulty electric blanket comes with message.
Mourners pack Thames hall to farewell popular couple
It was standing room only as Ian and Jocelyn Fielder were farewelled today.
Kopu Bridge crash: Grieving community gathers at local fire station
The Turua fire station is the site of a gathering tonight for couple killed in crash.
'Absolutely gutting': Police call for more care on roads
A total of 125 people have died on the country's roads so far this year.
Triple fatality crash: Ute was reported stolen before collision
A 54-year-old man is in a critical but stable condition at Middlemore Hospital.
Ten of the worst storms to hit New Zealand
Ten of the worst: the misery inflicted in New Zealand by rain, wind and snow
The 'perfect storm' creates massive Thames blaze
Conditions have improved today but the fire still continues to burn.
Mum's anguish after burying her third child: 'You crumble inside'
"A brother saved a brother. I could have been burying two that night."
'Expensive' McDonald's takeaway lands man jail time
Dagan Wesley McArthur sought a takeaway of a different kind from the drive through.
Local Focus: 'District Councils lack expertise for mangrove management'
Mangroves protect coastlines and reduce carbon loading. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Coastal areas seek relief from mangrove invasion
Mangroves future in hands of central government. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
Alleged fraudster facing charges after fake car sales
The man's alleged crimes have stretched back as far as 2009 from around the North Island.
Elderly man drives car into Thames Pak'nSave
A car has crashed through a window of Goldfields Pak 'n Save in Thames.
Dogs dying mysteriously on Thames coast
"Something is killing our dogs" - mystery illness killing dogs on Thames coast.
Motorbike hits cow in Turua, two injured
Two taken to hospital after collision between motorbike and cow.