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Skid marks on Andrews Street, Foxton Beach

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Foxton Beach road a "dragstrip"

23 May, 2019 7:51am
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A Foxton Beach man is so concerned by local speeding he fears a serious accident

Students at the last Schools Strike For Climate action in March. Photo / Chris Loufte.

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Horowhenua mild on climate change strike

22 May, 2019 8:14am
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Students are being urged to join the next Schools Strike 4 Climate event on May 24.

Make Beleive perfromed at Te Takere for NZ Music Month.

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Levin ready to celebrate NZ Music Month

12 May, 2019 3:40pm
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Levin will celebrate NZ Music Month with a live music extravaganza on Saturday May 25.

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Foxton's food rescue charity needs help

10 May, 2019 3:51pm
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Foxton's food rescue charity is struggling to make ends meet.

Fiji is a great escape during the cooler months. Photo / Getty Images

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Winter holidays in Fiji: Family jewels

7 May, 2019 1:00pm
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Fiji's coral islands are not just for the honeymooners — they are child-friendly too.

Waiopehu College's Liam Anderson debating at a UN youth event.

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Horowhenua student chosen for UN events

6 May, 2019 12:27pm
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Waiopehu College student Liam Anderson attended two prestigious UN youth conferences.

This stolen Jayco caravan is believed to have been spotted in Horowhenua.

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Stolen $80,000 caravan seen in Horowhenua

30 Apr, 2019 2:26pm
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Rangiora couple's stolen $80,000 retirement caravan sighted in Horowhenua.

Pania Marsh has started a venture called Wahine Toa to teach women to hunt.

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Horowhenua woman teaches others to hunt

26 Apr, 2019 12:26pm
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Rugby star Piri Weepu meets Horowhenua's Maori wahine hunting advocate for TV show.

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Ambulance officer's car broken into

16 Apr, 2019 8:00am
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An ambulance officer's car was broken into in Levin while he was on nightshift.

The increased road height on State Highway One in southern Levin is causing concern for some residents.

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New road height damages resident's car

12 Apr, 2019 3:26pm
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New road surfacing on SH1 in Levin has raised the road height causing concern.

Celebrating Horowhenua 2, launched in Levin on April 11, 2019.

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Celebrating Horowhenua's second edition

12 Apr, 2019 9:12am
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The second edition of Celebrating Horowhenua had a successful launch on Thursday.

Art made from natural materials at an ephemeral art workshop at Waikawa.

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Natural art project growing in Horowhenua

11 Apr, 2019 8:23pm
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An art project using natural materials to create sculpture has begun in Horowhenua.

Financial assistance is available to help some parents with the cost of NCEA fees.

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Financial help available for NCEA fees

10 Apr, 2019 3:30pm
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Financial assistance is available for some families to help pay the entry fees for NCEA.

Levin equestrian Louise Duncan in the saddle.

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Levin woman's Horse of the Year success

8 Apr, 2019 3:42pm
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Levin rider Louise Duncan has had major success at this year's Horse of the Year show.

Horowhenua College principal Grant Congdon is issuing a challenge to teens to switch off social media for three days for the sake of their mental wellbeing.

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College's no social media challenge

8 Apr, 2019 1:53pm
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Principal issues challenge to students to switch off social media for three days.

The fire service will hold safety displays at Community Safety Day, including with this burn trailer.

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Community Safety Day to deliver message

7 Apr, 2019 3:37pm
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A Community Safety Day will be a fun day out with an important message behind it.

A punk performance at the Alternative Entertainment Bureau in Horowhenua. Photo / Peter Studt

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Alternative music alive and kicking in Horowhenua

5 Apr, 2019 6:00am
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Horowhenua local James Trevethick is behind a venture to stage live alternative music.

Geocacher John MacMillan on top of Mt Taranaki, which he says he never would have climbed without the help of his hobby.

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Geocaching event for Horowhenua

4 Apr, 2019 4:20pm
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People all over the world take part in modern-day treasure hunting called Geocaching.

Retro Gift and Geek owner and collector Kathryn Booth in the store's interactive corner.

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All things retro at new Levin shop

4 Apr, 2019 12:53pm
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A new science-fiction and geek-themed museum and shop has opened in Levin.

Dan Geraghty is Age Concern Horowhenua's elder abuse neglect prevention co-ordinator.

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Isolation and loneliness real for elderly

29 Mar, 2019 6:36pm
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Horowhenua Age Concern is holding a forum to address social isolation and loneliness.

The seven filmmakers behind Vai - the film that opened the 2019 Maoriland Film Festival in Otaki.

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Film festival opens with powerful premiere

24 Mar, 2019 6:45pm
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Māoriland Film Festival opened in Ōtaki with a powerful premiere film and red carpet.

Pulse Captain Katrina Rore (left) with ANZ Future Captains Ngapera Wilton and Fern Tukapua and Tactix Captain Jane Watson. Photo / Kerry Marshall

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Levin netball fans meet sporting idols

20 Mar, 2019 11:08am
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Two netball-mad Levin girls have met their sporting idols at a recent Pulse/Tactix game.

A family attends a vigil in Aotea Square in Auckland. Photo / Jason Oxenham.

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How to talk with kids about trauma

18 Mar, 2019 11:40am
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Talking to kids about trauma in a way that helps them learn but doesn't traumatise them.

Kiwi speed-skating champion and Olympian Peter Michael. Photo / Supplied

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Olympic speed-skater races home to rest

13 Mar, 2019 10:14am
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World champion athlete and Olympian Peter Michael took a recent break in Horowhenua.

Horowhenua mayor Michael Feyen, foreground, and chief executive David Clapperton.

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Mayor's fight for own deputy taken higher

12 Mar, 2019 11:25am
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Horowhenua mayor gets deputy mayor appointment issues on the table at LGNZ conference.

Horowhenua participants in the 2019 Relay for Life.

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Levin group take part in Relay For Life

12 Mar, 2019 11:02am
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A Levin contingent took part in this year's Relay For Life

Cast members from Levin Performing Arts Society's show Disenchanted.

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Performing arts awards celebrate talent

12 Mar, 2019 8:03am
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Levin Performing Arts Society will celebrate their productions with an awards evening.

An annual Walk To Work Day is encouraging people to walk for health, the environment and community. Photo / Richard Robinson

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Walk to Work encouraging healthier habits

12 Mar, 2019 8:00am
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People are being encouraged to take part in an annual Walk To Work Day.

Patching up part of the Mackays to Peka Peka Expressway. Photo / David Haxton

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NZTA says road won't have Kapiti's issues

12 Mar, 2019 7:00am
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NZTA says Kapiti Expressway leaking problems won't happen in Horowhenua.

In the spotlight: organisers of Schools Strike 4 Climate NZ get ready for their protest strikes on March 15th, where students plan to strike from school to demand action on climate change.

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Youth call for climate change strike

11 Mar, 2019 12:46pm
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Students across the country plan to strike from school to demand action on climate change.

Renee MacDonald is speaking out about meth addiction and recovery through creativity, in a bid to help others.

NEW ZEALAND

Meth: Losing the shame, seeking help

8 Mar, 2019 10:00am
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Renee MacDonald is a recovering meth addict who has made it to two years clean.

Levin North School students Kiara Phillips-Corskie, Manaaki Poaneki, Tiberius Rae, Kesariah Hita-Norris and Brooke Bogun with Resene staff Sue Lowrie and Isabel Hynds.

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School gets behind Hunger For Colour

6 Mar, 2019 11:45am
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Levin North School students are helping those in the community more needy than themselves.

Otaki kitemaker Yvonne De Mille with her creation 'Cathedral Window.'

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World-class Ōtaki kite maker flying high

5 Mar, 2019 1:59pm
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World-renowned kite maker Yvonne De Mille's `Otaki studio is her haven.

Festival-goers enjoying Coastella 2019. Photo / Sadie Beckman

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Kāpiti's Coastella festival a summer hit

27 Feb, 2019 4:05pm
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Coastella went off without a hitch under sunny skies on Saturday in Kapiti.

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Sculpting workshops come to Horowhenua

26 Feb, 2019 11:55am
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Horowhenua art lovers will soon have the chance to try out sculpting medium Paverpol.

Nigel Latta's talks were well received in Levin.

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Nigel Latta welcomed in Levin

22 Feb, 2019 10:35am
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Nigel Latta made two appearances in Levin this week.

Youth Performer award recipient Jonty Praat (right) in action on stage.

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Levin Little Theatre wins regional awards

22 Feb, 2019 9:49am
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Horowhenua was well represented at the Regional Theatre Awards this week.

Te Ururoa Flavell in Levin, taking part in the 'Ride For Talei' spreading the 'Smear Your Mea' campaign to encourage women's health checks.

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Health campaign welcomed to Levin

20 Feb, 2019 11:43am
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A campaign to raise awareness about cervical and prostate cancer arrived in Levin recently

Migrant students taking part in an English Language Partners class in Levin - an organisation that would swing into action to support refugee arrivals.

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Levin selected for refugee resettlement

15 Feb, 2019 2:43pm
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Levin is one of several regional centres to be selected for refugee resettlement.

Sonya Martin has taken over the iconic Manakau Store in Horowhenua.

HOROWHENUA CHRONICLE

Manakau Store's new owner keeping it local

15 Feb, 2019 2:19pm
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An iconic Horowhenua store has changed hands for the first time in nearly two decades

Students at UCOL will be affected by the government's announcement of a new governing body. Photo / Rachel Canning

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Polytech changes would affect Levin campus

14 Feb, 2019 2:11pm
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The government's polytechnic overhaul will affect Levin's only tertiary campus - UCOL.

L-R Ann Hogg, Dave Gatchell and Shirley MacDonald have been selected to represent New Zealand at the upcoming Trans-Tasman Petanque championship in Australia.

HOROWHENUA CHRONICLE

Petanque a demanding and tactical game

12 Feb, 2019 10:50am
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Local petanque players set to represent NZ say it is not just an oldies' game.

Rembrandt - self portrait. Part of the Rembrandt Remastered exhibition.

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How 57 Rembrandts ended up in Foxton

11 Feb, 2019 12:42pm
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An exhibition of digitally-remastered Rembrandts is on show in Foxton.

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Nigel Latta: Advice for parents to reach the other end in one piece

8 Feb, 2019 12:16pm
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NIgel Latta chats with Sadie Beckman ahead of his Adventures in Parentland talk.

Jane Woods says she and husband Norman have been living under a cloud of uncertainty about the expressway, the stress of which has had a particularly severe impact on her ill husband.

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Expressway a shadow on relocated couple

7 Feb, 2019 10:54am
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An elderly couple who have relocated say their expressway nightmare is not over.

Horowhenua drivers are being urged to be more thoughtful about taking their vehicles on the beach.

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Police remind drivers beach has road rules

31 Jan, 2019 1:33pm
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Police say Horowhenua drivers must remember road rules apply on beaches.

Judith and David Beere at their Levin home speaking about volunteering for the Heart Foundation.

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Levin couple help Heart Foundation

31 Jan, 2019 12:27pm
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A Levin couple believes in giving back, so they are helping the Heart Foundation's appeal.

(L-R) Nostalgia festival organiser Johnny Gibson, and Coastella festival organisers Gerry Paul and Paul Brown.

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Coastella takes on festival big guns

30 Jan, 2019 2:10pm
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Coastella festival organisers staying independent in corporate festival climate.

A young cyclist was hit by a car in Levin on Monday morning.

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Levin girl hit by car on first school day

30 Jan, 2019 1:12pm
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A Levin girl was hit by a car while cycling to her first day of school.

A trailer used by a local Freemasons group for charity firewood fundraisers was stolen, but a kind local farmer has offered to replace it.

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Stolen trailer replaced by Levin local

25 Jan, 2019 2:12pm
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A kind local farmer has offered to replace a stolen trailer used to help charities.

installation of a new bench underway at Queen St East, Levin, by volunteer members of Levin Grey Power assisted by local Lions Club members.

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Locals take a breather with bench project

22 Jan, 2019 11:59am
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A local Grey Power group is installing more bench seating around Levin.

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Strawberry festival support for hospice

22 Jan, 2019 10:09am
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A strawberry festival in Levin will support Arohanui Hospice.

The Māoriland Film Festival is returning to Ōtaki.

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Māoriland Film Festival returning to Ōtaki

19 Jan, 2019 10:49am
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The Māoriland Film Festival will return to Ōtaki to celebrate it's sixth event in March.

The infamous Irish travellers talk to Police and Immigration officers in Hamilton. Photo / Belinda Feek

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Look out Levin: Mayor's warning as tourists hit town

17 Jan, 2019 1:15pm
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Horowhenua town hosts roving group which kicked up a ruckus in Auckland and Hamilton.

Back row (L-R) Paramedics Kurt Lendrum, Nicky Scott and Brendon Martin. Front row (L-R) Chloe Macleod, Tyler Booth, Dylan Booth and Raeleen Wallace.

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Boy's reunion with lifesaving paramedics

19 Dec, 2018 8:22am
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A Levin boy has met the paramedics who saved his life in September.

Horowhenua has experienced a rise in vehicle break-ins and thefts.

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Thefts from cars rife in Horowhenua

11 Dec, 2018 2:35pm
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A spate of thefts in the district has left car owners frustrated and property damaged.

Levin's giant Santa pictured in his former Christchurch home. Photo / Supplied.

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Levin's giant Santa has a past

11 Dec, 2018 2:31pm
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Levin's giant Santa used to bring Christmas cheer to Christchurch.

A person was seriously injured in a crash on Waitarere Beach when a car containing six people rolled. Photo / Waitarere Volunteer Fire Brigade.

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Injury in car crash on Waitarere Beach

10 Dec, 2018 1:38pm
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A car crash on Waitarere Beach left one person seriously injured on Friday.

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Targets set for swimmability in region

10 Dec, 2018 10:01am
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Horizons Regional Council have set new 'swimmability' targets for rives and lakes.

This old wedding photo turned up during a Foxton house renovation.

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Old wedding photo found in renovation

5 Dec, 2018 8:24pm
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An old wedding photo has turned up in a Foxton home during renovations.

Jane Wood says her husband's ill health is forcing the couple to sell their expressway-affected Manakau property.

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Help for couple in expressway nightmare

4 Dec, 2018 10:19am
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An expressway-affected Horowhenua couple have been granted extra compensation.

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Young Levin swimmer returns home with gold

28 Nov, 2018 8:00am
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Levin 11-year-old Keanu Jennings has won four gold medals at Kiwi Allstars swim carnival.