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'Despicable': Struggling farmers gutted after thieves take $10k of calf feed
Keep an eye out for stock feed going cheap in Taranaki - it could be stolen.
Police arrest 30 Wellington climate change protesters after buses blocked
Protests in Wellington demand governments 'tell the truth' about climate change.
Lotto powerball jackpots to a whopping $25m
One lucky Pukekohe punter picked up $1 million, while someone in Waitara won $200k.
Powerball jackpots to $25m
Powerball has jackpotted to $25m on Saturday after no one won the mid-week draw.
Holidays and RWC finals: How $22m Lotto winner is spending her prize
People will give you advice but ultimately it's your call, Lotto winner cautions.
Rugby: Top sides win inter-island games in sixth round of Heartland Championship
South Canterbury and West Coast hold off low-ranked home sides to keep top spots
Athletics: Season of two halves
A season of two halves for northern and southern hemisphere athletes.
Fonterra announces closure of Kāpiti plant, 70 jobs on the line
Fonterra CEO said staff were told about the restructure this morning.
Tractor-loads of fun for kids in Taranaki
From fantastic museums to the great outdoors, Taranaki has plenty to entertain children.
Pack a raincoat: More rain coming this afternoon
Showers will arrive in Auckland this afternoon, and heavy rain is possible.
Public expected to turn out for Jasmine Wilson memorials
Two events are being held in Majestic Square for the woman who died on August 2.
Call for New Zealand Wars remembrance day
COMMENT: It is not a pretty or honourable history, but we should honour it and the dead.
1080 blackmailer's jail term halved
Gregory Buchanan's sentence for threatening DOC workers was too high, a judge has said.
$10,000 consolation: Block couples given cash after show flop
"We're gifting $10,000 to each of the three teams who didn't take any winnings."
No break from heavy rain and thunderstorms in the North
There is a heavy rain watch is in force for Coromandel and Bay of Plenty.
Early thunderstorm: Thousands of lightning flashes, bleak day ahead
A widespread burst of thunderstorms brought over 1300 lightning flashes within an hour.
60-tonne piece of fat blocks drain, toilet flush ban
New Plymouth District Council is blaming a sewer pipe blockage on a 60-tonne piece of fat.
$19m Mt Taranaki tramping upgrade gets green light
The new trails are expected to bring in an extra 40,000 tourists to the area.
Climate change talk gets gnarly
Horizons councillors seek regional co-operation on climate change.
'Beast from the East' weather looms - 24 straight days of rain
And September and October are not looking too great either.
Mayoral candidate criticised for his views on homelessness
"This is not the right look to encourage the right sort of people," Craig Baylis said.
Marae dream in tatters: Ex-cop jailed over $480k theft
Shaun Keenan served as a police officer for more than 20 years prior to the offending.
Your weather: Rain for Bledisloe Cup decider at Eden Park
Black Ferns to stay dry, but showers will set in during the Bledisloe Cup test tonight.
'I lay with my wife as she died. It was bloody awful'
Last month Rob lost his wife to bowel cancer. Here he tells her story, and urges changes.
Local Focus: Council candidate has a secret confession
"I'm going in baby-faced". Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Council candidate has a secret confession
"I'm going in baby-faced". Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Another measles case confirmed in Taranaki
Public Health Unit working to determine where patient may have been while contagious.
Woman charged with murder in New Plymouth
A 49-year-old woman has been charged with murder in New Plymouth.
Mum's grief over 30-year-old's homicide: 'She was unrecognisable'
Brenda Reuben urges anyone with information about her daughter's death to contact police.
Thunder, tornadoes, and now - 'alien' hailstones
A Taranaki tornado, container-toppling winds in Auckland, and now – alien hailstones.
Tornado sends eight-tonne campervan flying
"I've never experienced anything like it. It was very, very scary," says shocked resident.
'Like a freight train': Tornado slams woman against house
A Taranaki farmer has described how a tornado tore through his house.