Outrage at radio competition giving away real rabbit
More FM competition "Bunny Bingo" had a real rabbit prize for guessing where it would poo.
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Couple's 'freakish' garden produces mammoth kūmara, cricket ball-sized strawberries
Crops include 9-feet sunflowers and strawberries the size of cricket balls.
Viewpoint NZ: Revitalising our towns and cities, police guards and Dunedin students party
Video news from around the regions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Whanganui police seek men and a red car
Police after two people following the arrest of a man for serious offences in Whanganui.
Motorist trapped in car near Marton
Person trapped in car after collision with truck near Marton.
Local Focus: Farmers make art to fight depression
Kimbolton Sculpture Festival - art show with a message. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Farmers make art to fight depression
Kimbolton Sculpture Festival is a rural art show with a message. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Judge hands down $140,000 in fines for effluent spill
Owners of the southern hemisphere's largest stockyards were fined for effluent discharge.
Long-serving Whanganui educator bows out
Long-serving principal Chris Dibben says he is finally old enough to leave primary school.
Man diverted more than $350,000 in tax over eight years
Sean Rhyse Edmonds was sentenced in Whanganui District Court but escaped prison.
Kiwi teen's 'growing pains' actually rare disorder
Whanganui teenager Jaz Dangen-Forster has been diagnosed with a rare medical disorder.
Former railway line a mere gouge in a hillside
The former line of the railway between Turakina and Fordell is gone - but not forgotten.
Police were knocking on robber's door four hours after violent heist
Bodine Tui and a co-offender stole cash, liquor and tobacco from Black Bull in Waverley.
Mongrel Mob shooting: $80k to quell gang unrest and investigate killing
Extra police officers were brought into Whanganui as part of the investigation.
Armed police arrest 27-year-old after Feilding shooting
Police have arrested and charged a 27-year-old after a firearms incident.
Local Focus: Murals makeover Whanganui walls
Art from across the globe permanently on show in Whanganui. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'Bucketing down' all weekend across country
Weather warnings for heavy rain are in place for much of the country.
Zero-waste mission: Toothbrushes win, toothpaste fails
COMMENT: My bubble was burst. Eco-confidence? Shattered! But after a few small steps ...
Local Focus: Marton Harvest Festival a weekend to celebrate
Scary scarecrows, harvest brides and winning brews. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Marton Harvest Festival a weekend to celebrate
Scary scarecrows, harvest brides and winning brews. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Two people killed in serious crash in Mangatainoka
Police were alerted to the two-car crash around 5.45pm.
Viewpoint NZ: Where are the best jobs - Wanaka vs Queenstown
Video news from around the regions, made with funding from NZ On Air.
One person killed in crash near Palmerston North
Emergency services were called to a single-vehicle crash on Bainesse Rd about 8.10pm.
Oz lines up new goal in Dancing with the Stars
Whanganui's Glen Osborne is one of the contestants on Dancing with the Stars NZ.
Council flats 'setting the standard' for social housing
First new social housing development in 30 years. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: New look council flats unveiled
Palmerston North City's first social housing development in 30 years. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Snow Shuttle pilot a success for Ruapehu
Ruapehu transport scheme enters its second year at Tongariro National Park.
Thunderstorms and downpours cover North Island
Risk of downpours for many as front sweeps across North Island
Residents claim homes damaged during demolition job
Conroy King got home and saw a flood of water next door and a chunk of his chimney gone.
Conservation Comment: Students' strike for climate change an inspiration
Children must keep the pressure on, through more strikes if necessary,writes John Milnes.
Man arrested after gun stand-off in Palmerston North
Tear gas was used in Palmerston North after man with gun refused to surrender, police say.
Farmer: 'Biological' greenhouse gases merit different treatment
Report moots treating agricultural greenhouse gases differently to fossil fuel emissions.
Local Focus: Artists in their natural environment
One weekend left to spy and pry into artists' studios. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Exposed: Artists in their natural enclaves
One weekend left to spy and pry into artists' studios. Made with funding from NZ On Air.