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'It's not good enough': Hawke's Bay businesses feel abandoned after cyclone
Hawke's Bay business owners unable to open since Cyclone Gabrielle struck say they are paying the price as they lose customers and income.
'We've been through a cyclone, but some of it looks like a war zone' - Tararua mayor
Clean-up costs to fix the battered roads in the eastern Tararua District of the lower North Island could hit $100 million.
$620m Manawatū to Hawke's Bay highway pushed back until mid-2025
The opening date of the new highway between Manawatū and Hawke's Bay has been delayed until mid-2025.
Suggestions of delay in redress an insult, say survivors of abuse in state care
Survivors of abuse in state care say suggestions they could face delays in receiving redress are an insult. Audio
Cricket: Batsman finds gaps in heritage knowledge as chances grow for national Māori teams
The Māori All Blacks are one of New Zealand's top sports teams and national Māori cricket teams could soon walk out on to the park too.
Hot cross buns: Purists want eye appeal mixed with fine flavour
Fruity, zesty, glazed, or with chocolate - it's time to decide which hot cross bun deserves to be crowned the country's best.
Alarm over massive cost overrun for much delayed mental health ward
Palmerston North Hospital's long-awaited new mental health ward is facing a multimillion-dollar budget blowout.
Lake Alice survivor wants memorial created at water tower on site
For decades a former patient of the notorious Lake Alice child and adolescent unit could not return to the site where she was abused.
Removing silt still biggest problem Tararua District clean-up continues
Roads remain closed and communities are still cleaning up the muddy mess left by Cyclone Gabrielle in the North Island's Tararua District, which remained under a state of emergency until late last…
Despite troubles, Mt Ruapehu keeps its cool for next ski season
The company that operates Mt Ruapehu's ski slopes has announced it will sell winter season passes for 2023.
Puketapu residents battling through masses of silt to clean up
Puketapu is alive with the sounds of diggers scraping silt and people dragging flood-damaged items from their homes. Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle victims return to homes covered in mud and silt
Days after their properties were inundated with rapidly rising floodwater, residents are returning to devastating scenes.
'Devastating at our age': Distraught grower faces starting orchard from scratch
Growers are pleading with the government for a recovery package after Cyclone Gabrielle turned vast swathes of fertile land into pulp.
Herb added to cows' grazing crops reduces farm nitrogen escaping into waterways - research
The tall stalks and black heads of plantain could help clean up the country's waterways, according to a dairy industry trial.
Karen Gunn: back on the cricket pitch 30 years after Lord's defeat
When Karen Gunn walked off London's famous cricket ground, Lord's, in 1993 the New Zealand women's team she was part of had just lost a world cup final to England.
Deadly prison assault: Attacker detained in hospital after diagnosis
A man who killed his cellmate at Manawatū Prison near Palmerston North will be detained in hospital as a special patient under mental health compulsory treatment laws.
Research explores milk nutrition benefits for infants
A Palmerston North-based researcher is looking into how milk products can bring the most nutritional benefit to infants.
Father of patient who died in hospital anxious to see new ward open
The father of a 19-year-old patient who died in a suspected suicide at Palmerston North Hospital's mental health ward is worried that a replacement facility will not open for more than two years.
50 years of bringing books to those who can't visit library - 'I just love doing this service'
Getting lost in a good book isn't always possible for people who can't get to their local library because of mobility problems.
New Manawatū-Hawke's Bay highway construction hits milestone
Work on the new highway between Manawatū and Hawke's Bay is halfway done. Video
Manawatū resident invests in floodgates fearing floodwaters returning
A year ago flash floods left many Manawatū homes waterlogged and covered in debris.
'Deprived of their liberty': Abuse in Care inquiry details suffering of adolescents at Lake Alice
Torture, sexual, physical, emotional and psychological abuse has been spelled out in the nearly 500-page report.
Faster Air Force: First of new batch of planes arrive in New Zealand
The aging fleet of P3 Orions - costing $2.3 billion - are going out of service quicker than expected.
'From anaesthetists to builders' - Ukrainians trained by NZ soldiers for frontline fighting
Some 700 Ukrainian civilian volunteers and conscripts have been trained up to join their armed forces by New Zealand soldiers in the UK.
'Abused again in a different way': Victims hit out at lack of progress on compensation
It is now a year since a Royal Commission recommended the immediate introduction of an interim redress scheme.