Tawa teenager wins award at Parliament
A Tawa teenager and Kiwi Community Assistance volunteer has been awarded a 2016 Youth Week Award. KCA volunteer Jess Hill,...
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FBI could hack New Zealanders’ computers
More than 400,000 potentially infected New Zealand computers could be searched by the FBI if rule changes approved by the...
Playcentre Association celebrates 75th anniversary
Adam Lucre-Chatterton, 3, loved his time at the Playcentre Pop-Up in Civic Square, Wellington. A pop-up Playcentre session was held...
Canned Mary Poppins show sees volunteers switch course
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2oGsCEyv38&feature=youtu.be The show won't go on, but two Wintec students are staying positive by volunteering at Hamilton Operatic anyway. Wintec fashion students Rose...
Helping the needy through social media
Kelly Marie Retiman and her kids Zacheriah (4) & Jordan (2) donated a food parcel to a Tokoroa family in...
Kiwi ingenuity expressed through art
A sculpture that portrays the history of New Zealand’s iconic ‘do it yourself’ attitude won this year’s No 8 Wire...
PNG performance a first for Wintec
A contemporary shadow dance interpretation of the Papua New Guinean legend Ale and Ole will be performed live at Wintec....
Couple start Hamilton retro market
Sandra Jensen and Mark Vuletich ready to search the Browsers Book Store for retro books. Photo: Ruwade Bryant. A Hamilton...
Dress the part for a Larp?
LARPER IN ACTION: Chloe Bruce tries to keep things afloat mid-Larp. Photo by David Watson. Live action roleplaying, a pastime...
St Andrews retirement village apartments will soon go on the market
Artist's impression of the St Andrews Bupa retirement village. Village apartments (left), and care home (right). Photo: Supplied. The new...
Volunteers give back to cancer patients
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX_heHCrJfQ Helpers from the Tokoroa community pulled together to help make cancer patients look and feel good while going through...
Dave Dobbyn plays for Wintec Press Club
Click on one of the images for a slideshow of Dave Dobbyn's talk, and performance, at Wintec's Press Club today....
Force is with friendly neighbour
Star Wars fan Darren Mordecai has found a novel way of introducing himself to his new community. Photo: Ruwade Bryant...
Taking a hit for their Kaumātua
Kaumaatua Maehe Maniapoto, Kitty Barrett, Brenda Bennett, Russell Wilson at Mana Tangata Boxing (MTB) gym in Hamilton. Photo: Supplied Charity...
Thick socks and cardigan a homegrown finalist in national art prize
Priscilla McIntosh’s portrait of herself in a cardigan and thick socks has reached the finals of the Adam...
Tourism towns draw the short straw
In just 45 minutes, hundreds of plastic drinking straws were collected from a stretch of Queenstown’s lakeshore by environmentalists last...
Mother mourns after memorial site vandalised
Launa-Anne Smith remembers her son Lani-Kohurangi Gore. Photo: Tamara Thorn A Tokoroa mother is grieving after a memorial site to...
Hamilton beauty takes title
A Hamilton-born film student Zara Gilbert has claimed the title of Miss Congeniality in the 2016 World Teen Supermodel Beauty...
Blog breaks stigma of food allergies
Christina Stewart cooks as much as possible to ensure she gets the nutrients that she needs. Photo: Supplied A blog called...
Forget Founders Theatre, build a new CBD theatre say city experts
Founders Theatre (top) and city experts (bottom, from left): Professor of Environmental Planning Iain White, Antanas Procuta of PAUA Architects,...
Stories of Anzac
Stories unfolded and were retold, friendships rekindled and military might displayed during Anzac Day 2016 celebrations on Monday 25 April....
Free birthday bash marks two decades for 4 & Rotary
An S15 Silvia, driven by Graeme Smythe, performing a drift at Meremere Dragway.Photo: Ruwade Bryant. One of New Zealand’s largest...
House rental prices rise in Tokoroa
HOUSE PRICES RISE: Tokoroa Ray White business owner Jenny Lamberton says there has been a shortage of rental properties....
Dave Dobbyn to speak at Wintec Press Club
CALL ME LOYAL: Dave Dobbyn is the guest speaker at the next Press Club free lunch extravaganza. Photo credit: Newstalkzb....