'Big smiles on faces' as school evacuated
Remote school sent children home because roads were expected to be flooded.
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Watch NZH Local Focus: Whanganui prepares for a deluge
Wild weather is hitting the Whanganui region. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Whanganui prepares for a deluge
Wild weather is hitting the Whanganui region. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Live: Big wet - school evacuated
A school is being evacuated and flooding is hitting lots of areas in in the North Island.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Parapara highway marks 100 years
100 years of the route through the Paraparas. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Parapara highway marks 100 years
The route through the Paraparas has been open for 100 years. Made with funding from NZ On AIr.
Brace for deluge, North Island warned
Virtually no region in the North Island will escape the torrential rains.
Bus driver charged after Tongariro crash
A 68-year-old man has been charged in relation to the crash that injured 14 tourists.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Tri Champs splashing money into Whanganui
500 out of town competitors descended on Whanganui. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Police get big haul after farm thefts
Police recover a large haul of stolen property but need help to find missing items.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Whanganui Artists open their studios
Artists in Whanganui open their studios. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Artists in Whanganui open their studios
Artists in Whanganui open their studios. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Watch NZH Local Focus: 'Shear-a-thon' raises funds for Lifeline
Shearers raise funds for cause close to their hearts - Made with funding from NZ On Air
Watch NZH Local Focus: 'Shear-a-thon' raises funds for Lifeline
Shearers raise funds for cause close to their hearts - Made with funding from NZ On Air
Watch NZH Local Focus: 'Shear-a-thon' raises funds for Lifeline
Shearers raise funds for cause close to their hearts - Made with funding from NZ On Air
Motorcyclist killed after crash named
Police say the man who died after during a police pursuit was a 26-year-old from Taupo.
Motorcyclist dies after failing to stop for police
Pursuit of motorcycle rider had ended before crash, police say.
NZ-born MP describes lock-down in London attack
Sir Paul Beresford was in the Palace of Westminster when the deadly rampage began outside.
Woman held at knifepoint in robbery
A woman has been left shaken after intruders tied her up.
Whyte: River law legislative lunacy
COMMENT: Jamie Whyte feels our legislators have embarrassed themselves.
NZ river given legal status of a person
We've heard about giving corporations the rights of a person - but what about a river?
Watch NZH Local Focus: Edna Pei - why my brother shot at police stations
Edna Pei reveals in an exclusive interview, why her brother shot at police stations in Palmerston North in 2015. She says the MidCentral District Health Board pushed him over the edge. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Palmiro MacDonald's murder: Man charged
MacDonald's remains were found in the Mangahao Dam area of the Tararua Foothills.
The Herald's gumboot champ
South Island reporter Kurt Bayer has clinched fourth spot in the New Zealand Gumboot Throwing Championships.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Heartbreak as thieves ransack new home
A recent immigrant to New Zealand has had everything taken in a burglary in Whanganui.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Heartbreak as new home stripped by thieves
A recent immigrant to New Zealand has had everything taken in a burglary in Whanganui. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
2 of 5 missing teens make it home
The five Upper Hutt teenagers had been uncontactable to family members since last night.
Trampers flown out of remote Ruahine hut
Two trampers have been airlifted out of a remote hut southeast of Taihape after a suspected case of food poisoning. The two women
Watch NZH Local Focus: 'How to Dad' attends National Gumboot Day
How to Dad YouTube star Jordan Watson made a guest appearance at the gumboot throwing competition in Taihape - but did his skill with gumboot throwing match his skill in front of the camera? Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Temperatures plummet in the deep south
A cold change sweeping up the South Island this afternoon has seen temperatures drop by double digits in 10 minutes.
Cows in river set to be moved
A herd of cows photographed cooling off in the river that supplies drinking water to Horowhenua were due to be moved away from the
Gumboot throwing champs: 'It's technique'
Kurt Bayer went to the Gumboot Throwing Champs as a reporter, and left a champ.