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Te Tai Hauāuru candidates answer the important questions. Made with funding from NZ On Air
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Local Focus: Te Tai Hauauru candidates general knowledge quiz
Te Tai Hauāuru candidates answer the important questions. Made with funding from NZ On Air
Local Focus: Te Tai Hauāuru candidates general knowledge quiz
Te Tai Hauāuru candidates answer the important questions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Truck driver in fiery crash died of 'broken heart'
Michael Fairclough was so distraught after a fatal crash he ended his own life.
Heavy rain to drench lower half of North Island
Wellington is bracing for more flooding as intense downpours hit the capital.
Dismay over Waverley wind farm decision
Disgruntled locals plan to fight transmission line that cuts across their rural views.
Town left without a doctor
'Worst it's been since 1997' says medical trust as Patea loses its last doctor.
Maori ward fight to go on, says councillor
Soraya Peke-Mason says battle will continue despite Green MP's bill being voted down.
'Wonder Gardens' response gets thumbs up
Popular exhibition featuring South Taranaki history at the Aotea Tanganui Museum in Patea.
Crown apology: New dawn for Parihaka
Parihaka will finally get a formal apology and $9 million for its future development.
Myrtle rust spreads in Taranaki
A further three locations have been confirmed positive with the fungal pest.
Myrtle rust continues to spread
Two more properties in Taranaki have tested positive for myrtle rust today.
Wild weather heading north
Wellington train services suspended after strong winds and heavy rain overnight.
'Big smiles on faces' as school evacuated
Remote school sent children home because roads were expected to be flooded.
Live: Big wet - school evacuated
A school is being evacuated and flooding is hitting lots of areas in in the North Island.
Brace for deluge, North Island warned
Virtually no region in the North Island will escape the torrential rains.
New Zealand's boom towns revealed
Regional GDP growth is up across 12 out of New Zealand's 15 regions.
Watch NZH Local Focus: 'Shear-a-thon' raises funds for Lifeline
Shearers raise funds for cause close to their hearts - Made with funding from NZ On Air
Talks begin on Mt Taranaki Treaty claim
Talks have begun on the "most severe" Treaty grievance in the country - Mt Taranaki.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Iwi slams seabed mining proposal at hearing
Ngati Ruanui weighed in on the seabed mining debate - as the hearing into Trans Tasman Resources' application shifted to New Pymouth. Made with funding from NZ On Air
Rise of the blue whales
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.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Environmentalists give evidence opposing seabed mining
Greenpeace and KASM give evidence about the potential impacts on marine mammals at the EPA seabed mining hearing in Wellington. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Company calls mining seabed mining proposal a significant opportunity for NZ
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.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Hearing on Taranaki seabed mining proposal opens
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.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Call centre aims to empower Maori and Pacific workers
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.
Womad 2017: Full timetable released
The full stage schedule for Womad 2017 has been released, with headliners The Specials lined up to take the main stage on the first
Watch NZH Local Focus: Whangamomona wakes up to new president... and he's nice!
"We will stop paying rates to Horizons, and use the money to fund free beer on Sundays!" Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Police seek missing Hawera teen
Hawera Police want to speak to a Taranaki teen who has been missing since January 6.
Bones found in burned house not human
A "body" discovered at a South Taranaki property completely destroyed by a fire yesterday was in fact the remains of an animal - but the search for the property's owner continues.
Property owner described as 'recluse' by neighbours
A body has been discovered in the remains of a Taranaki home gutted by fire.
Watch NZH Local Focus: DOC face backlash. We won't be engaging with them!
Taranaki Iwi and environmental groups are bitterly disappointed. "The failings of our government and the failings of DOC especially, means we have to go out and fight these corporations off". Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Waverley A&P captures charm of bygone days
The Waverley A&P Show has been going for 86 years. People come from around the region to experience what is one of the last old style farming events around.
Watch NZH Local Focus: The last of the old style A&P Shows
The Waverley A&P Show has been going for almost 100 years. Organisers says it is one of the few remaining that stays true to the roots of the event. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Last of the Suburban Butchers
After 30 years in business Patea butcher Grant Hurley proudly lays claim to one major achievement. "I still have all my fingers." Mr