Safety policy driving away contractors
A new policy is making it difficult for pole planters to get on site for their work.
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Mum in hospital after Masterton hit-and-run
Police speaking to 'person of interest' after mother taking son to karate struck by car.
Snow showers, heavy rain as cold blast hits
From today an active front will begin to cross the South Island, moving north.
True love broken by war
New book tells of tragic love story broken by WWI on centenary of Battle of Messines
Two die after being struck by cars
Two people killed after being struck by cars on North Island roads.
Dangerous rapist loses appeal
Rapist Alan Ivo Greer loses Supreme Court appeal against preventive detention.
Man, 20, stabbed in possible gang incident
Man checks himself in to Wairarapa Hospital with stab wounds.
Police seek missing Masterton man
Police have concerns for the safety and well-being of 45-year-old Christopher Hope.
Wairarapa crash victim dies in hospital
Wairarapa crash victim dies in hospital after last week's head-on accident near Masterton.
Private schools lure high-paid principals
Five state school principals have taken top jobs in private schools in the past two years.
Drivers warned to expect wild weather
Grab the wet weather gear as rain is on its way, and high winds are set to hit.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Government to pay pea weevil shortfall
Wairarapa pea growers can apply for ex-gratia payment. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Good Samaritans' home razed hours after helping fire victim
Woman charged with arson after two houses burn down in as many nights.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Government to pay pea weevil shortfall
Wairarapa pea growers can apply for ex-gratia payment.
Arson suspected as two homes burn in remote Wairarapa settlement
Two homes burn on the same stretch of road in a small North Island settlement.
Showers en route for North Island
Showers are likely for much of the North Island today, according to the MetService.
Rimutaka Hill slip closes lane on SH2
The south-bound lane of SH2 on the Featherston side of the Rimutaka Hill is blocked.
Big cleanup after cyclone roars through
It came, it was wild, and then it was over. Cyclone Cook has now passed New Zealand.
'Textbook perfect' transplant for Beyer
Georgina Beyer is on the road to recovery after a kidney transplant.
Cyclone Cook: Region by region
White Island saw wind gusts of 200km/h during Cyclone Cook.
Cyclone Cook puts ferries on high alert
Ferry passengers told not to panic, after comparisons with storm that sank the Wahine
Warnings as cyclone nears New Zealand
Flood-stricken Bay of Plenty among many areas in line to get more wet weather.
Greenpeace 'intercepts' Amazon Warrior
Greenpeace has intercepted the world's biggest seismic blasting ship, Amazon Warrior.
Sister of slain girls: I never spoke up
15yrs after Saliel Aplin and Olympia Jetson were murdered, sister tells of abuse, regret.
Man dies while diving at coast
The body of the diver was recovered from the water by a local boat.
Heavy NZ rain this week after Qld cyclone
Heavy rain is expected across NZ this week in the wake of Cyclone Debbie
Family 'distraught' after man's death
Investigation launched after 33-year-old Carterton man dies in mental health respite unit.
DHB worker stole sedative for partner
A health worker says he deeply regrets stealing the drugs for his partner.
Motorcycle crashes off Rimutaka Hill Rd
Motorcyclist breaks arm in Rimutaka Hill Rd crash.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Will three become one in Wairarapa?
Will Wairarapa's people support amalgamation? Made with funding from NZ On Air
Rain forecast for the weekend
Enjoy the fine weather while it lasts because rain is on the way.
Kaikoura quake record: 21 ruptured faults
Scientists describe November jolt as an "incredibly complex earthquake" in which some land was offset by as much as 12 metres.