More homes for Kaimanawa horses are urgently needed, as there are two applications ahead of a muster expected to gather at least 150 of the wild horses.
Vaccine mandates are extending into inter-school sporting events for those aged 12 and over - meaning some students will be sidelined and principals fear blowback.
We asked for your best love stories and we were treated with a wide range of entries. From the romantic and thoughtful, to the comedic and forbidden, there was a little bit of everything.
People in the Taupō district will now find it smoother to get their practical driver licences after a community grant from Taupō District Council allowing the leasing of a training car.