Local Focus: NZ's youngest beekeeper
10 Year old Aria is in the business of bees. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
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'I don't want a pet cat or dog, I want bees'
Ten Year old Aria is in the business of bees. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Shane Cotton and the future for Māori
One of NZ's best artists, Shane Cotton talks art, culture and identity. Made with funding from NZ On Air
Keep a brolly handy: Rain forecast for most of the weekend
It's wet and a bit chilly, so rug up and remember to pack a brolly this weekend
Eighty-year-olds use Harry and Meghan's big day as cover for surprise wedding
Like Harry and Meghan, Ray and Ngaire met on a blind date. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
School play cancelled after Reddit backlash
Rural NZ school pulls performance of The Toy Soldier amid criticisms the play is racist.
Local Focus: Rhys Attwood wants a home
Family has cash to buy a home in Auckland but nobody is home. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Drilling an 'exciting step' in gorge replacement
Crews taking core samples in important part of process.
Metro lads hot
Whanganui Metro take lead in Manawatu colts division Friday night rugby competition
Te Auraki - the return of three NZDF personnel
Three NZDF personnel returned to their families. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Project Te Auraki has landed
The first 3 of 37 NZDF personnel who died overseas have returned home. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
We could do with something new on regional council horizon
Whanganui should split from Horizons with the district council expanding its role
Local Focus: Mother smashes 43kgs 'I was bouncing off the walls'
'It was just this high, this adrenaline rush'. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Mum's fitness high: 'I was bouncing off the walls'
'It was just this high, this adrenaline rush'. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Rachel Stewart: Why the 'h' do they bother?
Councils have perfected pretending they're doing something meaningful about water quality
Mayor frustrated by Māori ward 'myths'
Palmerston North Mayor settles Māori ward myths. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Debunking Māori Ward Myths
Palmerston North Mayor settles Māori ward myths and legends. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Teenager dies in hospital after Manawatu crash
A teenage boy has died in hospital after a crash in Rongotea this afternoon.
Local Focus: NZ's only war animal tribute
Kiwi's pay respect to Bess and war animals of WWI. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Horses of war: Thousands never returned
Respects paid to Bess and animals of the Great War. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Raining purple poppies: Remember the animals
Bulls community make purple poppies for war animals. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Raining Purple Poppies
Bulls community make purple poppies for war animals. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Don't be afraid of our water says Horizons chair
Horizons Regional Council talks about the future plans. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Half-way mark: Rangitikei mayor 'hats off to Labour'
Rangitikei mayor talks about future plans. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Night shot of Whanganui architecture highly commended in photography awards
Feilding photographer Heather Hocken wins $500 for her image of architecture at night.
Local Focus: Rangitikei Mayor 'I take my hat off to Labour Government'
Rangitikei Mayor talks about future plans. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Low intensity dairy farmers take award
Sustainability equals longevity for dairy farmers. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Dairy farmers take supreme environment award
Sustainability equals longevity for Dannevirke dairy farmers. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: New JP offers help in Malayalam
Malayalam is spoken by 38 million people. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Ten of the worst storms to hit New Zealand
Ten of the worst: the misery inflicted in New Zealand by rain, wind and snow
Half-way mark: 'It's bloody tough'
Horowhenua mayor talks about the past, future and change. Made with funding from NZ On Air
Phoebe, 15, taking on the champs
A girl and her dog are in the hunt. Made with funding from NZ On Air.