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Creative talent wanted for Korimako Lane
South Taranaki District Council wants artwork for Korimako Lane in Hawera.

Manslaughter charge after death of man found unconscious on street
A man will appear in court on Tuesday charged with the manslaughter of Daniel John Gooch.

Boxon's Reweti appointed Mustangs coach
The 22-year-old has secured his second gig since starting his coaching career this year.

Local logs fill gap for Pitzac
A Whanganui forestry operation is now supplying timber for Pitzac Wood Enterprises.

Some glad, some sad about Nukumaru-Waiinu road
Road that could 'kill' Waitotara village a 'no-brainer' for one Waiinu resident.

Dairy effluent affects stream for 2.2km
Directors of Block 8 Farm fined $54,000 in Environment Court

Maui dolphin sanctuary under mining threat
Ironsands Offshore Mining Ltd allowed to explore seabed offshore from New Plymouth

Reps replace premier
School holidays and age group rep netball tournaments affect premier division competition

Waimarino awards favour young Whanganui artists
Quality entries impress judges in Waimarino Art Awards

U18 rep hockey teams off to shaky start
Whanganui men and women's U18 rep hockey teams off to shaky start at nationals

Wind downs power lines in Ruapehu District
The wider Whanganui region had some strong winds and spells of heavy rain on Sunday night.

Survivor of Waverley crash still in hospital
Ani Nohinohi is still in hospital, nearly two weeks after the horror crash.

Agreement over Nukumaru-Waiinu Beach road
South Taranaki District Council hopes work on a new road to Waiinu will start this summer

Regional gold award for Whanganui home
A Whanganui home has won a gold award in the regional House of the Year competition.

Nicola Patrick: Cars as safe as nuts behind the wheel
Those who die are not statistics.

Patea Area School does things different and that works
Principal Nicola Ngarewa changed the curriculum and the school's success skyrocketed.

'I will never get over it' - Deep scars of canyoning tragedy
The TV drama on the Mangatepopo Gorge canyoning tragedy has brought back horrible memories

Feilding young farmer off to nationals
Will Taylor hopes to fight off six others and be New Zealand's Young Farmer of the Year.

Christie heads to nationals in Gisborne
Cullinane College student Christie Wallace is a fluent te reo Māori speaker.

Sharp drop in economic confidence
Regional economic confidence dropped sharply in the June quarter.

Several Waverley crash funerals this week
Flowers and gifts appear at the site of last week's horrific crash near Waverley.

Fluoride court costs hard to swallow
Fluoride battle comes to an end - but at quite a cost.

Rotting goat and deer carcasses turning up on beach
Guardian of Castlecliff Beach says it's in the worst state he's seen it in for decades.

Waverley crash victim survived serious crash a year ago
"A small community like this, 80 per cent of the time it is people we know."

South Taranaki iwi wins food innovation award
Kaitahi frozen smoothy drops win Fine Food New Zealand Champion of Innovation Award

Faces of a tragedy: Victims of Waverley crash horror
Ani Nohinohi is still fighting for her life after losing those closest to her.

The heroes who helped: Community rallies after horror crash
Beautiful sunny day ended in shocking deaths on a highway and community in mourning.

Crash victim turned 8 day before she died
Nivek Madams was surrounded by extended family as she died in Waikato Hospital.