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Monolingual no more: kids lead the way
Diverse population spurs students to learn other nations' languages.

Weather woes to continue with more drizzle next week
There will be showers for most of the country next week; no severe weather is forecast.

Woman dead after large tree falls on car in Rotorua
Storm claims first life after tree crushes woman in car.

Local Focus: Woman's life upturned by rare disorder
Penny Gatenby's life changed in an instant. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Woman's life upturned by rare disorder
Penny Gatenby's life changed in an instant. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Woman seriously burned, man arrested
Police are trying to work out how a woman, who is in a critical condition, was injured.

Edgecumbe residents welcome demolition
Edgecumbe families who used to own red-stickered homes are happy to see them go

Dead Kiwi's family need help getting him home by Xmas
Young dad's family is hoping to bury him by Christmas.

Two arrested over Whakatane aggravated robbery
The 17-year-old and 19-year-old were arrested this afternoon.

O'Connor says state should help those in need
New MP Greg O'Connor says the state should help those stuck in gangs or needing healthcare

'Vicious and unprovoked' dog attack
A "vicious and unprovoked" dog attack has left a man with severe damage to his groin.

Local Focus: Support for the children of Edgecumbe
Edgecumbe children are returning to their home town. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Support for the children of Edgecumbe
Edgecumbe children are returning to their home town. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Three investigations into train fatality
Police, KiwiRail and transport officials are evidence-collecting at Lambert Rd.

Nine lives lost in horror weekend
The road toll includes a young couple in love, a mother and daughter and a teen boy.

Whakatane truck driver's last clock-in
The truck driver killed in a collision with a train near Kawerau has been named.

Fleet deaths: Five appear in court
Those charged relating to the deaths of James and Raymond Fleet appear in court.

The diary of a newbie politician
There was an incident with a knife, new babies and shades of Harry Potter for our new MPs.

Tolley begins her fifth term
National's Anne Tolley begins her fifth term as East Coast MP.

The 'bad dream' death of Isaiah Neil
Baby left to die in a hot car while his mum and grandma used drugs, reports Jared Savage.

Hot car death - Dad: 'I should be in jail'
EXCLUSIVE: The father of a baby left to die in a hot car says his sentence was too light.

Trailer recovered with cache of stolen machinery
Trailer part of large haul of stolen tools and machinery recovered last week.

Throwing parties around New Zealand
Christina Sorensen talks event planning and how she keeps her business in check.

Renowned Maori carver fined after waka capsize
A skipper has been convicted and fined after a waka capsized.

Police officer stops traffic for ducks
A police officer in Whakatane helps a mother duck and her ducklings cross the road

Local Focus: Waiariki Candidates - What's something we don't know about you?
Waiariki candidates answer the important questions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Waiariki Candidates - Unemployment
Waiariki candidates answer the important questions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Waiariki Candidates - How well do you know Waiariki?
Waiariki candidates answer the important questions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.