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Local Focus: Flaxmere sign 'exploiting the poor and impoverished'

Sign caused social-media uproar in two Bay suburbs Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Why are there so many drownings?

Tell each other to stay safe and not push the limits. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Napier's high-flying scooter champs

Napier is hosting the NZ Scooter Nationals. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Speed radar in Tauranga Harbour targeting jetskiers

Harbourmaster takes aim with new radar technology. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Six years into bitter dispute, Lepionka bankrupts Paterson

Developer gets his second bankruptcy after long-running dispute with juice mogul.

Local Focus: Tour operator creates 'feeder forest'

Dansey Road Scenic Reserve overflowing with wildlife. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: St Paul's Pūtiki looking for helpers

Popular tours need more guides. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: V8 Trike Tours to make up lost ground in Rotorua

'Cruise ship operation was 80 per cent of our income'. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Santa sleighs it for 21 years

The real reindeer aren't used due to biosecurity laws. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Orchard wages rising thanks to worker shortage, and new RSE rules may lift it further

Hort wages are on the rise as RSE shortage looms. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Pāpāmoa surfers ride for men's health

Community surf comp brings locals together for Movember. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Showtime for the Nutcracker at the Opera House this weekend

Students perform the Nutcracker 'directors cut'. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Age Concern volunteers rewarded by local travel operator

Volunteers can start friendships that go on for years. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: The most unusual place to go for leaks and asparagus

"We sell a lot of asparagus", radiator mechanic says. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Fears world's worst noxious plant could take over

The weed that poses a huge threat to dairy cows. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Tat24food 'You walk away feeling good'

Discounted tattoos for donated food in Huntly. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Covid and the asking of Amanda Palmer

The stranding of Amanda Palmer and the Art of Asking. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Calling all Masters, young and old, male and female

Masters Games bigger than previous years. Made with funding from New Zealand on Air.