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Truck driver to pay $750 for digger crash

The truck driver who ploughed into a motorway overpass, bringing Auckland to a standstill has been sentenced.

Watch NZH Local Focus: Tourist van left flooded in Thames

A Canadian mother and daughter awoke to an unwelcome surprise in Thames - the wild weather overnight had swamped their campervan. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Rare cache of NZ paintings found

Rare cache of paintings by famous NZ painter Frances Hodgkins surface in England

Watch NZH Local Focus: Coromandel Mayor urges locals to stay vigilant

Thames & Coromandel District Mayor Sandra Goudie discusses the state of the region after wild weather hit overnight. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Golf club death not boy's fault

The death of a 3-year-old girl, accidentally hit by a golf club swung by her older brother, has been ruled by a coroner as a "tragic, unpreventable accident".

Gallipoli on high alert for Anzac Day

Tight security measures for Anzac Day commemorations in Turkey

Super change: 'It gives people time'

A 20-year wait in lifting the age for superannuation eligibility from 65 to 67 will give the country time to adjust to the change, say business commentators.

Exhumation bid blocked by judge

Judge blocks Cheyenne Biddle's bid to dig up dead partner and cremate him.

Woman hit by truck on farm

A woman has been injured after being hit by a truck on a Mid Canterbury farm today.

Mum sorry as kids left to eat rotten food

Cereal was scattered throughout the lounge, and cupboards were bare in neglectful mother's house.

Watch NZH Local Focus: Bay of Plenty man starts mobile botox business

Jonathan Lawson has extensive training in nursing, aero-medical support and intensive care. Now he's turning his hand to appearance medicine, with his new business which brings botox treatments into the home. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Watch NZH Local Focus: Whakatane Mayor says decline prediction doesn't mirror reality

Whakatane Mayor Tony Bonne is confident in the success of the region, despite a Maxim Institute report projecting population decline in the next two decades. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Watch NZH Local Focus: Mayor says Kawerau won't become a ghost town under his watch

Kawerau Mayor Malcolm Campbell discusses what the industrial service centre needs to do to ensure a prosperous future, after a Maxim Institute report forecast population decline in the area in the next two decades. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Watch NZH Local Focus: Rotorua Mayor ahead of the game on forecast population decline

Rotorua Mayor Steve Chadwick discusses the release of the Maxim Institute population decline report today, and what the Rotorua Lakes Council are doing to buck the trend. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Gumboot throwing champs: 'It's technique'

Kurt Bayer went to the Gumboot Throwing Champs as a reporter, and left a champ.

Bravery awards for mates of drowned Kiwi

A Herculean effort by his three mates brought Sam Brown's body back to his family.

Watch NZH Local Focus: Te Matatini organisers strive for financial autonomy

It's an expensive exercise for Kapa haka teams to get themselves onto the stage at Te Matatini - organisers say they want to help more with that cost as well as becoming an autonomous business. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Watch NZH Local Focus: 'It represents us an iwi'

The hard work, uniforms and final kapa haka performance at Te Matatini is what represents Te Reanga Morehu o Ratana as an iwi. Made with funding from NZ On Air.