Historic pōwhiri kicks off biggest Te Matatini festival
The festival's opening ceremony included a new taonga gifting by the Rangi whānau.
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One dead after Taranaki quad bike crash
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Parihaka matriarch and arts advocate Maata Wharehoka dies at 74
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Hāwera business to cater for thousands at Te Matatini
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‘A lot of reminiscing’: Iconic choir’s final reunion in Tauranga
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‘Completion, not competition’: Father-son duo tackle epic race
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Tough battle: Surfers face small waves at Billabong Grom Series
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Youngest contestant wins Taranaki Manawatū Young Farmer final
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Winning formula: HB family’s unbeaten run in horse racing
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‘Rebuilding my relationship with the Greens’ - Tory Whanau’s bid for a second term
She is rebuilding relationships with the party after championing controversial policies.
Lotto Powerball: One lucky Hamilton ticketholder is $10.5m richer
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‘Boom and lightning’: Flooding, power outages in central NI as thunderstorms strike
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Severe thunderstorm watch for central North Island today
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‘I will find you, I’m going to kill you’: Kiwi tennis players reveal shocking online abuse
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Leica Lucy’s next big test as Ellis Classic looms at Te Rapa
Robbie Patterson: 'She is one of those horses who is a real pleasure to train.'
Teacher hands himself in after sending sexually explicit videos to teen boys
He has been given a good behaviour bond and permanent suppression for the offending.
Society Insider: Seymour’s romantic beach proposal; Kiwi running billionaire’s empire
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Lotto Powerball jackpot remains unstruck, rolls over to $10 million
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More than 280,000 bus cards to be phased out, no way to transfer credit
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59/7 declared: Hawke’s Bay captain explains unusual first innings call after Hawke Cup loss
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‘No clue’: Taranaki region urged to prepare for Te Matatini influx
Businesses warned to expect crowds; hotels fully booked, Airbnb prices soaring.
New Zealand mountain becomes a legal person as treaty settlement passes into law
Parliament voted unanimously to grant legal personhood to Taranaki maunga.
Farmer denies charges of failing to fix illegal earthworks
Colin Boyd argued that Taranaki Regional Council now agreed he had not altered a stream.