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![Rugby: Meads and Lochore Cup finalists found in Heartland Championship](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rugby: Meads and Lochore Cup finalists found in Heartland Championship
North Otago and Wanganui will battle for the ultimate prize of the Meads Cup.
![Weather: Nice weekend, nasty week](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Weather: Nice weekend, nasty week
Spring will again show its sleight of hand on NZ weather conditions.
![Rugby: Heartland Championship sorts out final Meads and Lochore Cup placings with exciting matches](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rugby: Heartland Championship sorts out final Meads and Lochore Cup placings with exciting matches
Some old favourites return to prominence, while others wonder what might have been.
![Fine weather with a few showers expected this weekend](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fine weather with a few showers expected this weekend
Fine weather and showers expected for much of the country this weekend.
![Rugby: Both Heartland Championship table leaders upset in penultimate round](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rugby: Both Heartland Championship table leaders upset in penultimate round
Top four completely rearranged again in one of the most competitive seasons in 14 years.
![Holi-yay: Sunshine on way after bleak week](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Holi-yay: Sunshine on way after bleak week
It's good weather news for most Kiwis, after a dire start to the school holidays.
![Hacker could have health data of one million New Zealanders](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hacker could have health data of one million New Zealanders
A hacker may have accessed personal health information of one million people.
![Rugby: Heartland Championship's week five sees teams upset across board](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rugby: Heartland Championship's week five sees teams upset across board
Only one team gets a victory over a side who was ranked below them on the points table.
![Martinborough: What makes Toast tick](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Martinborough: What makes Toast tick
Linda Meads takes a look at Martinborough's big day out for food and wine.
![Pūkaha launches new cultural immersion tour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Pūkaha launches new cultural immersion tour
Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre, along with local iwi, has developed a new cultural tour.
!['Shock to the system' as temperatures set to drop](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Shock to the system' as temperatures set to drop
"Changeable" spring weather brings sun, rain, hot and cold all in one week.
![Heartland rugby: Week 4 sees big changes on points ladder](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Heartland rugby: Week 4 sees big changes on points ladder
Robbie Smith the hero for North Otago with fulltime penalty kick maintaining unbeaten tag
![Bringing back bittern: Hawke's Bay's efforts to save rare bird](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bringing back bittern: Hawke's Bay's efforts to save rare bird
Bittern have lost 98 per cent of the wetlands they call home. Hunters led a push to help.
!['Church became a place of trauma': Marist brother sentenced for child sex crimes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Church became a place of trauma': Marist brother sentenced for child sex crimes
The 72-year-old abused three young girls in the 1970s while working in Wairarapa.
![Heartland comeback thrillers by unbeaten West Coast and North Otago](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Heartland comeback thrillers by unbeaten West Coast and North Otago
Teams welcome back their NZ Heartland XV players for games going right down to the wire.
![Wild weather: Thunderstorms, gales, heavy rain and large hail forecast](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Wild weather: Thunderstorms, gales, heavy rain and large hail forecast
MetService is forecasting changeable weather for the weekend, in true spring style.
![40 jobs at new Greytown medical facility](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
40 jobs at new Greytown medical facility
Facility expected to have a team of specialists that will cater for up to 5000 patients.
![Heartland Championship kicks off](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Heartland Championship kicks off
First round of games honours memory of All Black and Heartland legend Sir Brian Lochore
![Severe thunderstorms, 'large hail and damaging winds' to hit central NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Severe thunderstorms, 'large hail and damaging winds' to hit central NZ
Wellington and central NZ can expect very heavy rain and potential flash flooding at 9pm.
![One dead, three hurt, in Masterton car crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
One dead, three hurt, in Masterton car crash
Several people have been injured, at least one critically, in a Masterton accident.
![Man who killed Coral-Ellen Burrows, 6, allegedly attacks fellow inmate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Man who killed Coral-Ellen Burrows, 6, allegedly attacks fellow inmate
Child killer implicated in serious assault on another prisoner.
![Hunker-down Saturday: Snow, storms and massive waves to batter New Zealand](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hunker-down Saturday: Snow, storms and massive waves to batter New Zealand
Snow and bitter cold to batter alps and Queenstown, while huge waves to hit near Auckland.
![Mystery death of $40k stag: Did poachers shoot prized deer?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mystery death of $40k stag: Did poachers shoot prized deer?
Poachers may not have killed a trophy stag worth $40,000, owner now believes.
![So regular we are used to it': 2000 hospital workers attacked on the job a year](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
So regular we are used to it': 2000 hospital workers attacked on the job a year
"Sometimes, physical abuse is so regular most of us are used to it."
![Live: Commuter chaos - 'Like the Hunger Games' as 20,000 rail users vie for buses](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Live: Commuter chaos - 'Like the Hunger Games' as 20,000 rail users vie for buses
A freight train has derailed in Wellington, forcing the closure of four main rail lines.
![Trains and training as Jones visits Wairarapa](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Trains and training as Jones visits Wairarapa
The Government has announced training for youth and more log trains in the Wairarapa.
![Baby Neve's goody bag: A year in gifts for the first baby](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Baby Neve's goody bag: A year in gifts for the first baby
The gifts for the country's first baby have come from every corner of the globe.