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About 300 people attend meeting about Kapiti Coast Airport
About 300 people packed into St Paul's Church hall in Paraparaumu for Tim Costley's Save Kāpiti Airport meeting on Tuesday.Templeton Group, who own Kapiti Coast Airport, as part of the wider NZPropCo, are looking at all options...

PNG police drawn to Goroka for by-election
Police are out in full force in the PNG town of Goroka as the Eastern Highlands capital holds its delayed by-election.

Election 2020: Hauraki-Waikato candidates for local MP
Here are the candidates for Hauraki-Waikato.

Abused in state care as a boy, still fighting for recognition decades later
A man aged in his 50s who was abused in a state home as a boy is calling for a public apology to all victims of abuse in care.

Election 2020: East Coast candidates for local MP
Here are the candidates for East Coast.

Auckland's island-hopping stoat: Elusive pest caught on camera on Motutapu Island
Conservation dogs called in after the glowing eyes of a predator were spotted on a Hauraki Gulf island.

Tysons East chasing six-in-a-row in Taranaki netball finals
Tysons East will be chasing six consecutive premier one netball titles when the side meets Naumai at the TSB Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Mikayla Harvey goes up another gear in second year as a pro cyclist
Talented Wanaka rider has high hopes for World Championships after career-best result at the biggest race in women's cycling.

Passengers tried to take the wheel as Napier teen hit truck at more than 100kmh
A car driven by a cannabis-using youth was estimated to be doing more than 100kmh after it struck a parked truck on a main road in Napier.The details of the crash in fine weather on the Sunday afternoon of February 16 this year...

Local Focus: Candidates on Napier's biggest issue
What's important to Napier electorate? In this Local Focus video, Napier candidates answer this vital question, and they all have their own view.Clean water is our biggest issue, says Green candidate James Crow, especially because...

James Shaw's $50m schools spend-up – cash to replace 'old, dirty' public school boilers
The Government has earmarked a quarter of its $200 million clean public service energy fund to 18 schools public schools across the country. Some $50 million will be spent on getting rid of "old, dirty, climate-polluting boilers"...

Covid-19: Three new cases in managed isolation in NZ
There are three new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today, the Ministry of Health has confirmed.

Election 2020: Ilam candidates for local MP
Here’s what you need to know about the candidates in the running to be Ilam's MP.

Covid-19: Asymptomatic testing urged for tourism, travel and service workers
As school holiday visitors arrive, Nelson Marlborough Health is asking workers who come into contact with travellers to get a Covid test.

Blood trail, damaged gun cabinet provide clues about fatal Kawhia shooting
A Waikato shooting killed one and injured three, leaving police to piece together clues from multiple sites.

Four Kids and It: A makeover of a classic children's story that doesn't suck
REVIEW: It's an adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson’s 2012 update of E. Nesbit’s novel, so characters are called Smash instead of Pussy, and want to be rock stars rather than meet “Red Indians”.

All bark, no bite: Israel Adesanya takes mental edge from Paulo Costa meeting ahead of UFC 253
A brief encounter with Paulo Costa this week told Israel Adesanya all he needed to know ahead of their showdown this weekend.

Local Focus: ZUU 'for the bros' helps after being stabbed in St Kilda, Melbourne
Steen Locke made headlines in 2015 when he was the victim of a violent attack in Melbourne that nearly cost him his life.Locke, who grew up in Rotorua, was living and working in Australia at the time of the attack but has since...