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Local Focus: Taking the Bulls Bag by the horns
Goodbye to plastic bags and hello to the Bull Bag. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
School feeds body and soul for $4 a day
Educationalist David Hood says Tai Wānanga shows what all schools need to do.
Man denies raping, robbing elderly woman
Man accused of robbing the same woman twice, raping her the second time, denies charges.
Fire crews battle huge blaze at scrap metal yard
Fire crews are fighting a large blaze at a scrap metal yard in Palmerston North.
Local Focus: The road to paying it forward
Hospice helps man who helps a woman who helps a hospice. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Maori sheep and beef farms in running
The Atihau-Whanganui and Morikau incorporations each have a finalist in farm awards.
Families flock to Turakina for Scots-style fun
Scottish sports and culture attract about 1500 to highland games at Turakina
New varieties displayed at Whanganui flower show
Good quality dahlias, gladioli and other flowers, fruit and vegetables displayed to public
Local Focus: House rotted out from under elderly couple
Seven weeks after moving in, an odious smell began seeping through the home. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Man in court over alleged armed robbery
Eketahuna man appears over alleged armed robbery in Palmerston North.
NZ under-18 1500m smashed at Cooks
Wind denied athletes the chance of Commonwealth Games qualifications at Cooks Classic
Firearms incident in Palmerston North
Police have responded after an alleged mugging at gunpoint.
Man charged with home invasion and raping elderly woman
Kally Joseph Taylor, 39, faces charges over two home invasions on same elderly victim.
Beat the heat on muggy nights: Try this fan trick
It's all about where you position your fan - to make your own wind tunnel.
NZ's worst prisons: Assault figures released
A total of 295 prisoner on staff assaults took place between January and August last year.
Kidnapping and arson charges 15 months after car fire
A man was found by the burning vehicle with serious head injuries and burns.
Intruder falls asleep next to baby's cot
Police said it was believed the man was intoxicated and had entered the wrong house.
Two women injured in separate horse accidents
Two women were airlifted to hospital following separate accidents involving horses.
Water runs red at popular beach fountain
Beachgoers were met by a strange sight at one of Auckland's most popular beaches today.
Severe thunderstorms on way for lower North Island
Severe thunderstorm warnings are in place for southern regions of the North Island.
Local Focus: From white gold to green gold
Dairy farmers trial hemp as a new way of farming - Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Man arrested after 71yo assaulted, burgled
The man is charged in relation to two burglaries at the house, in January and October.
Elderly woman assaulted, robbed for 2nd time in three months
Police say Palmerston North woman traumatised and are seeking sightings of her car.
Wairongoa 'Magoo' Renata remembered as selfless man
Wairongoa "Magoo'' Renata is being hailed a humble hero who loved his whanau, community.
Man who died saving children had saved before
Army veteran saved a fellow soldier from losing an arm, if not his life, in East Timor.
Women's cricket is the winner
Under-18 girls learn the art of cricket at Whanganui tournament
Te Araroa trail walkers are good news for town
Trail walkers are "proper travellers", accommodation owner says
Honour for former Horizons engineer
Allan Cook has been made a MNZOM for his public service to river and drainage engineering
Local Focus Summer Hacks: Cool your house with just a fan
Make a wind tunnel at night but a chilly bin in the day. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'I just grabbed him and ran': Mum leaps to action
The burns weren't serious thanks to the quick actions of the boy's mum.