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Police slam 'stupidity' after rescues
Hawke's Bay Police are urging people to use common sense after recent "stupidity" put rescuers' lives at risk during two dangerous rescue missions.
Oil companies reassure East Coast communities on 'fracking'
Canadian oil company Apache has been talking up the prospects for onshore oil finds on the North Island's East Coast and is trying to play concerns about fracking and the local environment.
Man's pains 'from uterus op'
A Dannevirke man has been told by a local health board his stomach pain may have been caused by a hysterectomy - the surgical removal of a woman's uterus.
Peter Wells: Missionary position
Writer Peter Wells explains the process of working with Auckland artist Gavin Hurley to create the cover for his new biography of the controversial historical figure William Colenso
Hawkes Bay: Getting back in the saddle
A winery tour by horseback is a good reintroduction to horse-riding, finds Claire McCall.