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Person hit by own car at cemetery
A rescue helicopter has been sent to retrieve the injured person.

Local Focus: Freedom and hitchhiking
Paragliding from Te Mata Peak and thumbing it home. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Locus Focus: Freedom and hitchhiking
Paragliding from Te Mata Peak and thumbing it home. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Motorcyclist killed in crash named as German tourist
Motorcyclist killed in the Wairarapa named as tourist Arnold Alfred Thomas Zehner Jr.

Stingray victim: 'I thought it was a shark'
Diver Reece Atkinson says he had no warning before he was struck on his leg by a stingray.

Mates save diver after stingray strikes
Rescuers used weightlifting belt to stem blood loss from man stabbed in leg by stingray.

Agent fails to tell family of house's meth status
Real estate agent knew property had tested positive, but family says they weren't told.

Body found in search for diver off Wairarapa coast
The 31-year-old went missing around 1pm on Sunday afternoon.

Search for missing diver continues
Diver went missing off Flat Point, Wairarapa, yesterday.

Stingray attack at Riversdale Beach, Wairarapa
Emergency services were called to the scene just after 1pm.

Teacher who stopped head-banging incident censured
Teachers' union concerned after teacher censured for stopping boys hurting each other.

The school with no students
Tuturumuri School has lost all its students, but is determined to remain open.

Local Focus: The school with no students
Tuturumuri School has lost all its students. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Top secret water testing weapon
Invention that tests rivers for E. coli in real-time. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

River Watch: Kiwi water testing weapon wins top award
Invention tests rivers for E. coli in real-time. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Sunday scorcher: Temps to hit 30 degrees
The fine weather seen around most of the country continues today.

Thunderstorms brewing over North Island
A second round of thunderstorms are brewing after yesterday's downpours

Lotto winners yet to claim their millions
Could you be one of the winners? Have you checked your Lotto Powerball ticket yet?

$19m Lotto winners could double their money
The $19m Lotto winners could easily spend half their money and live off the rest.

Patchy drizzle making way for fine days
This week will be nothing like last week's wild thunder storms

Pit of death holds thousands of bird bones
The hole has caught many flightless birds - including moa - over thousands of years.

War medals stolen in Masterton burglary
War medals and a collection of watches with high sentimental value were taken.

Truck crash blocks vital lower North Island link
A truck crash has left the Pahiatua Track closed this morning.

Injured hunter rescued in Aorangi Forest Park
An injured hunter was rescued in the Aorangi Forest Park in South Wairarapa today.

Rain on its way for Labour Weekend
A front is bringing wet weather to several parts of the country tomorrow.

Train collides with logging truck in Carterton
A truck has collided with a train in Carterton this afternoon.

Crashed truck carrying dangerous cargo
Crashed truck carrying dangerous cargo is partially blocking a North Island highway.

River search for missing Pahiatua woman
Elizabeth Udy has not been seen for a week and police hold grave concerns.

Honeymoon tragedy: Dead driver over alcohol limit
Honeymooner left hotel to go stargazing, but never returned.