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Parents increasingly rely on charities due to rising school costs.
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'Left for dead': 12yo finds badly injured mobster dad in shed after hammer attack
The Mongrel Mob member's skull was shattered 'into minute pieces'.
Cyclist killed in crash with car in Flaxmere, Hawke’s Bay
Locals say the accident involved a girl.
‘She said ’yes': Man acquitted of filming Tinder date during consensual sex
But, he was found guilty of showing the video to a mutual friend.
‘No-brainer’: Act pushes for Pāmu (formerly Landcorp) sale
Pāmu, New Zealand's largest pastoral farmer, recorded a $26 million loss last year.
Gisborne plan changes propose ‘significant urban growth’
Public engagement on the Tairāwhiti Resource Management Plan review is now open.
'Bland' school lunches arrive up to three hours late, just before home-time
Principals had to buy food to tide students over or pull them out of class to eat late.
Big things, little packages: F2 midgets ready to fly
Gisborne Giants team named for Superstock Teams Championship.
Green MP apologises for not wearing seatbelt
Benjamin Doyle didn't wear a seatbelt in a cab on Thursday.
Newcomers welcome as Gisborne choir rehearsals resume
'Deja vu': Gisborne choir to restart rehearsals for Mozart masterpiece.
‘Succumbing to foul play’: Police launch homicide investigation into motorcyclist’s death
Police believe he was killed between 7pm and 11pm on Tuesday.
Rāhui in place following Northland motorcyclist death
Police are investigating after the motorcyclist was found dead in a creek yesterday.
'Woke' banks with Shane Jones on The Country
Shane Jones, Jane Smith, Emma Higgins, Mark Leslie, Chris Russell.
Govt invests $67m in Hawke's Bay Hospital upgrades
The radiology department will be upgraded, and a new cancer treatment machine added.
Scrub fire along railway tracks near SH2 contained
The fire is 'growing quickly' according to witnesses.
Burger demand fuels trade, US overtakes Australia to be NZ's second-biggest export partner
New Zealand recorded a rare trade surplus last month.
Quality over quantity: Midway step up at ERCs
Small crew finish fifth overall at weather-stricken champs.
Aerial survey of wetlands to help improve flood control schemes
Images will be snapped from low-flying aircraft to help map wetlands.
Going hammer and tongs on phase 1 of multi-sport hub
Demolition job begins as contractors rip into the Victoria Domain project.
‘Not ideal’: Plan to address coastal flooding in Hawke’s Bay delayed over $34m cost
The climate change and coastal erosion impact strategy has been years in the making.
Speedway: Meeanee drivers hope to capitalise on home track
Don-Tage Irfan has earnt himself a reputation as an entertaining stirrer.
More than 300 patients airlifted by Hawke’s Bay rescue helicopter in 2024
The helicopter crew averaged over one mission a day in 2024.
Revealed: Inside Rotorua's controversial Kāinga Ora 'container' homes
The 'container' homes on Malfroy Rd in Rotorua are ready for new tenants.
Charges laid over fatal hit-and-run in Ōkaihau
A 19-year-old man died from his injuries late on Tuesday night.
Hunter-turned-Army recruit recognised as top shot
Luke Hartnell recently completed a New Zealand Army Reserve Force recruit course.
‘And we’re back': Carrington hints at bid for LA 2028
Dame Lisa Carrington’s time in the Olympic arena could yet continue.
New Rotorua Kāinga Ora one-bedroom apartments open to the public
Locals feared they looked like container homes when they first arrived, but today they had a chance to look through the finished product. Video / Kelly Makiha
Fonterra announces plans to slash fossil gas use by 38%
The conversions are at Edgecumbe and Fonterra’s Whareroa site in Taranaki.
What's on in Tairāwhiti Gisborne this weekend
What's on in Tairāwhiti Gisborne this weekend: photography exhibition and Celtic music
Farmer denies charges of failing to fix illegal earthworks
Colin Boyd argued that Taranaki Regional Council now agreed he had not altered a stream.
Joy of Waikato orca sightings dampened by concerning behaviour
There were several orca sightings in the Waikato this month.
'Significant clinical risk': Dargaville Hospital rostered overnight doctor only five out of 55 nights
A senior Northland doctor is worried about a lack of medical staff.