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Francisco Hernandez, NZ’s second-ever Filipino MP, makes maiden speech
Green MP Francisco Hernandez. Photo / Supplied Green MP Francisco Hernandez has urged political opponents not to undo the...
Operation Dusk and Newmarket jewellery heists: Police arrest 18-year-old man
More than a month after a jewellery heist at a store in Auckland’s Newmarket, police have arrested an 18-year-old....
Māori Ward second term confirmed for next Hastings elections
The Hastings District Council will retain its new Takitimu Māori Ward for a second term but will have a...
Emergency response: Person injured in incident near Dunedin police station
Police at the scene of an incident near the Dunedin Police station in which at least one person was...
Monster Book Fair proceeds to support local community groups
Sorting books for the Monster Book Sale at Memorial Hall back in 2022. The Rotary Club of Whanganui is...
Taupō walkers reports: Whakaipo Bay
Taupō’s Monday Walkers enjoyed the Whakaipo Bay track on a cold, bright morning. This week, the Monday Walkers’ tramp...
Boost Espresso coffee cart stolen from outside Bruce McKenzie’s Napier home
Bruce McKenzie rubbed his caffeine-free eyes and realised he wasn’t just seeing things. His coffee cart really had been...
Waipā District Council needs to support organisations that support business: Chamber CEO
Te Awamutu i-Site. Photo / Dean Taylor Te Awamutu Business Chamber chief executive officer Shane Walsh delivered a hard-hitting...
Myrtle rust suspected at Mount Maungnaui Golf club: 400 pōhutukawa trees to be investigated, three felled
Mount Maunganui Golf Club board chairman Ron McQuilter, left, and Ngai Tukairangi representative Hayden Henry. Mount Maunganui Golf Club...
Pastures Past: George Nēpia puts farming before rugby in 1935
The Country takes a look at the world of farming back in the day. Farming and rugby could both...
