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Hastings drinking water and waste water upgrades continue

Hastings has grown faster than expected in recent years.

Family seeks answers over woman's death on Mt Ruapehu

The coroner's report is pending, adding to their long wait for closure.

'Plague of hoons' on motorbikes tearing up Tauranga parks

'Off they go waving their finger in the air.'

'Mountain of work': Schools closed in Tasman but calmer weather ahead for country

'Like many people, I’m pretty tired. It’s been an exhausting three weeks.'

Getting young crims back to class: 'We need a holiday, they keep turning up'

$1.5m seized by police will be handed to Maraenui programme turning lives around.

Move or rehome? Owner's choice if dog's 'dangerous' label sticks

Three complaints were made against Dolly for attacking and rushing at other dogs.

New health cadetship is opening doors for Wairoa job seekers

The paid scheme creates employment pathways where job growth has weakened.

Opinion: Why Mary Meeker's latest AI insights can't be ignored

Influential trends report by 'Queen of the Internet' returns after six-year hiatus.

'Life-shattering diagnosis': He can't walk, talk or breathe without a machine

Three Kiwis with motor neurone disease share how they make every precious day count.

New Four Square and shops planned for Taradale town centre

The existing Taradale Four Square would be demolished and rebuilt under the proposal.

No more 'hunting hui': Māori educators launch association to curb feelings of isolation

After 30 years a new chapter begins for Māori teachers seeking connection and support.

‘Still there’: Removal of logging machine sent tumbling over cliff proving tricky

The damaged skidder remains stuck in a hard-to-reach location near the river.

The great 'goat menace' of 1949

“The day will come when goats will be declared a pest..." said Mr. H. Worsnop.

'Game-changer': Orchardist tackles gull invasion with lasers

Hundreds of gulls would invade the kiwifruit orchard every night.

'Come home': Family vintage tractor returns to original owner

'I’ve always loved the older tractors on the farm as a kid,' Neil Dalgety says.

Opinion: Why a floating stadium rocks my boat

OPINION: Glenn Dwight's answer to the question of why we don’t have better stadiums.

Vege tips: Why not try a Māori potato?

Opinion: Taewa, or Māori potatoes, come in lovely colours, from soft pink to dark purple.

Second venomous sea snake washes ashore in Coromandel

These snakes are highly venomous – the public and pets should keep clear.