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![Local Focus: East Coast the place for women in chains](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Local Focus: East Coast the place for women in chains
Nearly half of NZ's female mayors are on the East Coast. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Cricket Whanganui's Festival of Cricket is upon us](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cricket Whanganui's Festival of Cricket is upon us
Cricket Whanganui's Festival of Cricket kicks off with U18 Girls tournament on Tuesday
![White kiwi's mating dance melts hearts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
White kiwi's mating dance melts hearts
A dance few humans ever get to see has been captured on film.
!['I just grabbed him and ran': Mum leaps to action](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'I just grabbed him and ran': Mum leaps to action
The burns weren't serious thanks to the quick actions of the boy's mum.
![Person hit by own car at cemetery](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Person hit by own car at cemetery
A rescue helicopter has been sent to retrieve the injured person.
![Local Focus: Freedom and hitchhiking](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Local Focus: Freedom and hitchhiking
Paragliding from Te Mata Peak and thumbing it home. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Locus Focus: Freedom and hitchhiking](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Locus Focus: Freedom and hitchhiking
Paragliding from Te Mata Peak and thumbing it home. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Mates save diver after stingray strikes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mates save diver after stingray strikes
Rescuers used weightlifting belt to stem blood loss from man stabbed in leg by stingray.
![Agent fails to tell family of house's meth status](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Agent fails to tell family of house's meth status
Real estate agent knew property had tested positive, but family says they weren't told.
![Body found in search for diver off Wairarapa coast](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Body found in search for diver off Wairarapa coast
The 31-year-old went missing around 1pm on Sunday afternoon.
![Search for missing diver continues in Wairarapa](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Search for missing diver continues in Wairarapa
The man was one of a party of three people diving at Flat Point, Wairarapa.
![Search for diver resumes off Wairarapa Coast](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Search for diver resumes off Wairarapa Coast
Conditions are set to hamper a search for a diver missing for nearly 24 hours.
![Search for missing diver continues](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Search for missing diver continues
Diver went missing off Flat Point, Wairarapa, yesterday.
![Stingray attack at Riversdale Beach, Wairarapa](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Stingray attack at Riversdale Beach, Wairarapa
Emergency services were called to the scene just after 1pm.
![Teacher who stopped head-banging incident censured](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Teacher who stopped head-banging incident censured
Teachers' union concerned after teacher censured for stopping boys hurting each other.
![The school with no students](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The school with no students
Tuturumuri School has lost all its students, but is determined to remain open.
![River Watch: Kiwi water testing weapon wins top award](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
River Watch: Kiwi water testing weapon wins top award
Invention tests rivers for E. coli in real-time. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Sunday scorcher: Temps to hit 30 degrees](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sunday scorcher: Temps to hit 30 degrees
The fine weather seen around most of the country continues today.
![Thunderstorms brewing over North Island](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Thunderstorms brewing over North Island
A second round of thunderstorms are brewing after yesterday's downpours
![Winning Lotto ticket stashed in glove box for days](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Winning Lotto ticket stashed in glove box for days
Half of the massive $38m jackpot has finally been claimed.
![Cyclist hit on footpath: 'My leg was in a crazy unnatural angle'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cyclist hit on footpath: 'My leg was in a crazy unnatural angle'
Cyclist wants to meet the driver who mounted the pavement and hit him.
![Lotto winners yet to claim their millions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Lotto winners yet to claim their millions
Could you be one of the winners? Have you checked your Lotto Powerball ticket yet?
![$19m Lotto winners could double their money](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
$19m Lotto winners could double their money
The $19m Lotto winners could easily spend half their money and live off the rest.
![Patchy drizzle making way for fine days](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Patchy drizzle making way for fine days
This week will be nothing like last week's wild thunder storms
![Pit of death holds thousands of bird bones](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Pit of death holds thousands of bird bones
The hole has caught many flightless birds - including moa - over thousands of years.
![War medals stolen in Masterton burglary](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
War medals stolen in Masterton burglary
War medals and a collection of watches with high sentimental value were taken.
![Truck crash blocks vital lower North Island link](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Truck crash blocks vital lower North Island link
A truck crash has left the Pahiatua Track closed this morning.
![Injured hunter rescued in Aorangi Forest Park](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Injured hunter rescued in Aorangi Forest Park
An injured hunter was rescued in the Aorangi Forest Park in South Wairarapa today.