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Focus: One of Coral Burrows’ best friends speaks out

Carline Rex recalls giving her teddy bear to Coral’s mother at the funeral and the impact of her death since.

Focus: There is hope for the Warriors

As the New Zealand Warriors prepare for their first game in Perth can they finally break their losing streak this season?

Focus: Strong women leaders talk the importance of women

Powerful women leaders speak to an audience about the importance of women on International Women’s Day

Focus: Cyclone Hola still could pack a punch when it hits NZ

Metservice says Northland, Auckland and Bay of Plenty likely to be in its path.

Coral Burrows was my first, best friend

Carline Rex had her 21st birthday two weeks ago. On Sunday it would've been Coral Burrows'

Cyclone Hola: Storm weakens but still 'serious risk' to NZ

The storm is still on track to hit the upper North Island on Monday evening.

Hawkesby: SPCA critics can just naff off

COMMENT: The SPCA shouldn't have to apologise for a campaign to protect animals.

'The cows were floating... swimming over the fence'

Twenty-eight millimetres of rain fell in Napier in an hour early on Tuesday night.

Here comes Cyclone Hola: 'It could be a direct hit on NZ'

Vanuatu is bracing for more damage from Cyclone Hola as it heads towards New Zealand.

Auckland Zoo mourns loss of 'fighter' baby giraffe

A fighting spirit and round-the-clock vet care couldn't save Auckland Zoo's newest giraffe

Focus: Auckland Zoo puts down giraffe calf

The baby giraffe was born fighting for his life but he didn’t have the strength to stand to suckle from his mother.

What did NZ's hottest summer do to our glaciers?

Scientists expect to find some "pretty pathetic" examples in post-summer snowline survey.

Focus: Flooding causes evacuations in Hawke's Bay

Heavy rainfall in Hawke's Bay closes roads and causes residents to evacuate their homes.

Top chefs and business leaders feed 150 homeless

Top business leaders cook up three-course meal for homeless

Focus: Top business leaders cook for homeless

Three of the country's top chefs along with 12 business leaders serve up a three-course meal for Auckland's homeless.

Focus: Cyclone Hola could hit NZ this weekend

Tropical Cyclone Hola is strengthening as it batters Vanuatu with destructive hurricane-force winds, and New Zealand is next in its sights.

Bonecrusher magic lives on

Shaune Ritchie never gets sick of talking about Bonecrusher.

Focus: Evacuations due to rising floodwaters in Hawkes Bay

Severe rain watch in place for the area with weather set to ease later tonight.