A Waiouru soldier has taken witness stand at Whanganui District Court to fight sex charges.
The Flaxmere community is outraged after a hit and run on Tuesday night.
An award-winning brewing company has expanded to open a craft beer bar in Tauranga.
Work has begun on the $2million upgrade to Rotorua's Eat Streat.
Masterchef Brett McGregor went back to school and found the heat of the classroom a few degrees higher than any television studio.
A woman who texted her friends and drove more than 300 kilometres - while on medication and half asleep - could be back on the road.
Residents of Stratford are disgusted at the actions of taggers who defaced their fences and properties.
Cyber-bullying is alive and well in Wanganui.
And finally Hawke's Bay SPCAs will get a healthy boost to their coffers, thanks to a tasty Cupcake Day fundraiser later this month.
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