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Young business student running for Palmerston North. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
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'There is still anxiety': Principals go doorknocking as kids slow to return
Anxious Auckland parents are still wary about sending kids back to school.
Computer basics course to help employees keep up with tech
The 10-week course starts at the end of September.
'Don't want to get ahead of ourselves': PM on possible change in NZ's alert levels
School students may get a fast-track into building industry jobs.
Man sentenced for meth-fuelled accident that killed his baby son
The driver, who had been smoking meth, overtook on a blind corner near Waiouru.
Lois Tolley slaying: Two more murder charges to be laid
The latest man charged in relation to her death has pleaded not guilty.
Two dead, three in hospital after horror night on New Zealand roads
A woman died in Kaitaia and a pedestrian was killed in the South Island.
A perfect murder? Did 'junk science' convict an innocent Mark Lundy?
Did "junk science" convict an innocent man?
Local Focus: Coal or sustainable energy? Business or the environment? Whanganui candidates state their views
Whanganui electorate candidates on energy. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Results of water tests capture farmer interest
Started in 2017, the Rangitīkei Rivers Catchment Collective is still growing.
NZ and the road ahead: Forgotten sufferers 'are really angry' about Covid spending
The Road Ahead finds businesses and politicians working flat out - and a nation spending.
Horizons' biodiversity spend to become contestable
Councillors decide criteria and desired outcomes from biodiversity funding.
Man sentenced for murder of Feona McKay-Patea
Ngatai's sentence indication reduced by one year, after Justice Grice reads reports.
Local Focus: 'Streets for people' was Palmie's last street party for a while
Shopkeepers express support for pedestrian project. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Palmie streets' last party
Shopkeepers express support for pedestrian project. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Freshwater action package adds work for Horizons Regional Council
Adding and monitoring new freshwater rules will cost the region's ratepayers.
'Unscientific': Winston Peters hits back on poor Northland poll result
NZ First leader Winston Peters says he can't believe the poll is gaining any currency.
Rangitīkei River project looks to make river more resilient to climate change
The project is still conceptual, but Horizons grateful to receive Govt funding.
GO NZ: A two-wheeled history lesson on the Mountains to Sea trail
A cycle journey through Ruapehu and Whanganui gives a glimpse of our country's past.
Andy Haden: most capped locally born All Black
Famed All Black Andy Haden had a strong Wanganui connection.
The man who's tested Whanganui drivers 15,000 times now on drive to teach good habits
Terry Fowler hopes his driving school can improve the quality of drivers in Whanganui.
Nazi-era memorabilia 'should be in a museum'
Collection of war memorabilia sold at auction.
National MP speaks out on abortion; views differ from leader Judith Collins
The topic saw many National MPs vote differently when the bill was passed in March.
Local Focus: Rangitīkei electorate explained
Explore the Rangitīkei electorate and its vast woolshed. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Shots fired: Two people charged after Whanganui armed offenders callout
Firearms and drugs seized from Whanganui property
Local Focus: Rangitīkei electorate explained
Explore the Rangitīkei electorate and its vast woolshed. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Green Party candidate: 'an effective advocate for change and for people'
Green Party candidate Teanau Tuiono says he's ready for Parliament.
'Clearly false': Judith Collins on new political poll
The National leader is in Manawatu where she announced a $200m roading project.
Chilly start but sun coming for most of the country
Frosty start to give way to fine weather for most of New Zealand.
Native fish, biodiversity big winners from Jobs for Nature
A Jobs for Nature injection of capital will speed up existing environmental work.
Scott Guy murder: Private investigator uncovers new information
The private investigator says he can't reveal what the information is.