The hard work, uniforms and final kapa haka performance at Te Matatini is what represents Te Reanga Morehu o Ratana as an iwi. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Plumber Dan has done it again, with a raft race down the Wanganui river to raise money for Plunket. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Plumber Dan has done it again, with a raft race down the Wanganui river to raise money for Plunket. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Mike King's appearance at the piggery near Levin helped in the campaign to ban on sow crates.

Police are working to notify relatives and complete formal identification of the body.

Excited Bruce Springsteen fans have been spotting the music legend out and about in Auckland.

In 2015, the first year of a three-year survey 33 blue whales were sighted in the South Taranaki Bight, this year there were 68 different individuals.

Levin teenager Erin Buckland was stunned to meet and train with her Black Cap heroes in Wellington.

Vicki Walsh hasn't allowed her terminal cancer to slow her down.

Trans-Tasman Resources gave evidence today at the hearing which will determine whether or not they will get marine consents to mine iron ore off the coast of South Taranaki. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Trans-Tasman Resources is proposing to mine 50 million tonnes of iron ore per year off the coast of Patea in south Taranaki. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A young girl hit by a truck in Palmerston North yesterday morning has been transferred to Starship Hospital.

It could be a call centre anywhere in the world, but Connect Global is based in the small South Taranaki settlement of Waverley. It provides desperately needed jobs for ten locals. Made with funding from NZ On Air

Kopere Downs has been a shearer for 20 years, and now he's reached a major milestone. He has shorn his millionth sheep. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Kopere Downs has been a shearer for 20 years, and now he's reached a major milestone. He has shorn his millionth sheep. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The New Zealand Masters Games has kicked off in Whanganui.

The case of Donella Knox, jailed for four years for the murder of autistic daughter Ruby, mirrors New Zealand's most famous autism death.

Diversions in place after truck rolls.

A young boy was allegedly involved in an attempted abduction in Manawatu last week.

This year, one of the centerpieces at alternative fesitval KiwiBurn was a giant weta, built in Auckland by a team of designers. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

This year one of the centerpieces at alternative festival KiwiBurn was a giant weta, built in Auckland by a team of designers. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Mystery solved: Police have found the owner of a bicycle and helmet found abandoned overnight.

Holiday traffic is set to build from 9am as Aucklanders make a break for the regions.

Elisabeth Easther meets Sandy Waters the owner/operator of Snowy Waters Lodge in Raetihi.

The road is expected to be closed until at least 6.30pm.

Labour's visit to Ratana Pa today was a relatively quiet one - the fireworks instead came from Gareth Morgan.

Labour leader Andrew Little has all but ruled out forming a post-election coalition with the Maori Party or Mana Movement.

Whanganui's annual Soapbox derby has been running for four years. And each year it gets more popular with local kids - and kids at heart. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Bill English's arrival this afternoon was uneventful compared to his first Ratana visit in 2002 - also the first by a National Party leader.

State Highway 2 has been closed since the early hours of this morning following a fatal crash near Norsewood.