Ex-meth addict: 'No matter what you go through, you can always get clean'
"Meth starts off as 'not the problem', it starts off as an attempt to stop the problem."
"Meth starts off as 'not the problem', it starts off as an attempt to stop the problem."
"I understand people who can't see Covid, don't believe in it ... I've seen death."
Wairoa mayor Craig Little says a promise has been broken by Nanaia Mahuta.
Police, iwi and council to join forces to disrupt crime and restore the town's standing.
Public health officials continue to investigate the case of the traveller to Hawke's Bay.
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Further 50mm to 70mm of rain expected to accumulate on top of what has already fallen.
A notorious intersection is set to be worked on, as is the road to Lake Waikaremoana.
"I want people to be brave and know it won't hurt."
"This is way nicer than being locked down in a house," says Francois Thorne of van life.
Regional council contractors began work opening the rivermouth before high tide.
About 80 fishery officers searched eight East Coast homes with police in support.
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"I was trying to hold him in, I was like 'oh no, this baby is coming out'."
Drug experts call for a Northland initiative tackling meth use to be rolled out across NZ.
Central Hawke's Bay Mayor Alex Walker said there could be significant cost savings.
"He had the ability to see beyond the years he lived," Wairoa mayor Craig Little said.
Temperatures set to stay at the 14C to 15C mark for rest of the week.
"We'd advise the landowner to give us a call so we can find a long-term solution."
Wairoa's mayor says the gate was in a 'grey area'. Its installation has been met by fury.
Wairoa exceeded national air quality standards twice last year and once in 2019.
It's going to be fairly wet over the weekend in Hawke's Bay with rain warnings in place.
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Floodwaters in Canterbury have exceeded warnings "by a huge magnitude", Fed Farmers says.
Mayor Craig Little said the report confirms that Wairoa 'punches above its weight'.
14,603 claims paid out in a single year related to sporting and recreational activities.
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