Waipounamu Te Karu wanted to show her tamariki that working hard brings results.
Emergency services attended a house fire this morning, where two people died and one is in a serious condition
Harley Jaram lives in Whakataane and spends his spare time fishing.
Kua roa a Mikaere Sydney e kōingo ana ki te whai i te tūru Māori o Te Awanui ki roto i ngā kōwhiringa pōti kaunihera ki Tauranga, e haere ake nei.
Tony Shafer is counting his luck after suffering a heart attack while surfing and being pulled from the water by mates who used a newly installed beachside defibrillator.
Monte Cassino - a German stronghold in Italy - was finally taken in May 1944, after the deaths of more than 55,000 Allied soldiers and 20,000 German defenders.
Why locals fear the government could steal away the hard-won protection of their pristine coastline.
The residents of an island in Northland are grappling with an unusual problem - they have too many kiwi.
Six teams announced
'The kindness has pretty much dulled the ugly'