Trout anglers in Kapiti are revelling in the best start to the freshwater fishing season.

Heart-stopping moment for courageous Andrew Malcolm.

Council is advising dog owners to keep an eye out for toxic algae in the district.

Car rolls down bank near railway lines.

A room to bring back special memories.

An early morning deep rumble in the earth and then a jolt woke thousands.

Midge Marsden has championed blues from his modest beginnings in Taranaki.

Quebec clings to her French-speaking heritage and Gallic traditions.

In Wonder, Stephen Chbosky has negotiated the foggy area between trite and truth.

Emergency services heading to truck crash.

A shift in political direction has postponed consultation on the Levin bypass.

An Otaki business,where people interact with horses, is getting the best out of people.

Corinne Allan is helping to fill a gap in the district's art therapy sphere.

Author Anna Kenna has released her latest children's novel Underdog.

Dairy do-up as farm building sheds old purpose to become a comfy lodgings.

Empowering people through horse power.

Gregor Fountain to become Wellington College's new headmaster.

Four acts have been added to the roster for Womad 2018 in New Plymouth

Murder on the Orient Express was a spectacle to behold.

Womad 2018 has many cultural and musical moments that are simply stunning.

It's an escape hatch from the winter chill, thesprawl of the Underground City in Montreal.

Rail workers have been forced into striking to protect hard-won terms, their union says.

Large turnout for memorial walk/run.

The official yearly takahe population count is in, with a 13 per cent increase in a year.

There are fears the Food Act will "destroy" local markets throughout the country

More than 10,000 school children throughout the country have become Wingspan Warriors

Lots happening at arts centre early next year.

New beer in time for fundraising festival.

Half a dozen mature pohutukawa trees at Paraparaumu Beach, have died because of poisoning

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