Local Focus: 'It's bloody tough'
Horowhenua mayor talks about the past, future and change. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
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Farmer hopes to breed rare dabchicks
Dabchicks, grebes or weweia - only 2000 remain. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus Feature: Edgecumbe residents hit out at council
Edgecumbe locals are taking aim at the Regional Council. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Edgecumbe: 'They said it wouldn't happen again'
Edgecumbe locals are taking aim at the regional council. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Otorohanga farmer hopes to breed dabchicks
Only 2,000 Dabchicks or Weweia left. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Visits to help encourage farming careers
Benneydale kids learn about animal genetics on the farm. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Benneydale tamariki visit farm
Benneydale kids learn about animal genetics on the farm. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Flood pushes house off foundations: 'It broke my heart'
Disasters affect everyone in unexpected ways. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Edgecumbe one year on: Street that stayed together
Of three families on College Rd two won't leave. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus Feature: College Road stories of floods and whānau in Edgecumbe
Disasters affect everyone in unexpected ways. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
The busiest railway with the smallest passengers
Keirunga Park is a feature of a Hawke's Bay childhood. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Businesses finding their feet in Edgecumbe
Edgecumbe still waiting for a supermarket. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus Feature: Businesses finding their feet in Edgecumbe
Edgecumbe still waiting for a supermarket. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: The best rail trip
Keirunga Park Railway in Havelock North is the busiest in the country. Made with funding from NZ On Air
Local Focus Feature: Financial strife continues for Edgecumbe farmers post-flood
For Edgecumbe farmers, financial troubles are not over. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Financial fallout continues for flooded Edgecumbe farmers
For Edgecumbe farmers, financial troubles are not over. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus Feature: Edgecumbe remembers the day the river breached
Edgecumbe remembers the day the river breached. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus Feature: Edgecumbe remembers the day the river breached
"It was chaotic... like a war zone". Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'I would not forgive me': Drunk driver meets victim's husband
A drunk driver meets the man whose wife he killed. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Drunk driver meets husband of woman he killed
A drunk driver meets the man whose wife he killed. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Summer tourists outstrip Winter in Ruapehu District
Ruapehu faces similar tourism pressures to Queenstown. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Waipa Mayor expecting rates rises below 2%
"It's infrastructure, infrastructure infrastructure". Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Mayor Barnes says Government is listening
Matamata-Piako Civic Centre to be unveiled on April 14. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
Logs 'come to life' in Tongariro National Park
Pouwhenua mark cultural significance of Tongariro. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
Local Focus: Waikato District mayor wants help from Government
Mayor Allan Sanson seeks public feedback on Long Term Plan. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
Half-way mark: Waikato District mayor wants help from Government
Mayor Allan Sanson seeks feedback on Long Term Plan. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
Half-way mark: Hauraki Mayor says he won't stand for re-election
John Tregidga’s been Mayor since 2004. Made with funding from NZ on Air
Half-way mark: Hauraki mayor says 'enough'
John Tregidga's been Mayor since 2004. Made with funding from NZ on Air
Local Focus: Logs 'come to life' in Tongariro National Park
Pouwhenua mark cultural significance for National Park. Made with funding from NZ on Air
Local Focus: Mayor Hazlehurst excited and challenged
Hastings Mayor Sandra Hazlehurst is relishing her first year in office. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Watch: Sterile pink moths to rescue apples
A million sterile codling moths are opening export doors. Made with funding from NZ On Air
Local Focus: Pink moths to the rescue
A million sterile pink codling moths have been dropped over orchards this year. Made with funding from NZ On Air
Kindy's top environmental status
Caring for kids and caring for the environment. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Birthing centre celebrates 1000 births
Nearly a baby a day for local primary birthing centre. Made with funding from NZ On Air.