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Caption:Kopu Road and flooding damage at The Limery on Kopu RoadPhoto credit:SuppliedMayor of Wairoa Craig Little.Nick Monro
Kopu Road and flooding damage at The Limery on Kopu Road
Dianne Downey
The Wairoa River in Northern Hawke’s Bay
Mike and Eileen Lawson.
Central Hawke’s Bay residents are being urged to report boy racers to the police.
A harvesting site in the Waimata Valley near Gisborne.
Ruling most likely the end for Ruataniwha dam Minister
Will Jordan is all smiles after becoming the All Blacks all-time leading try scorer.
Musicians Ngoi Pēwhairangi and Dalvanius Prime co-wrote ‘Poi E’ by the Pātea Māori Club.
US President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony for the “Secure America Act” in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 10, 2026. The bill provides around $38 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), $26 billion for Border Patrol and another $5 billion for unforeseen costs, effectively ensuring a steady flow of money for Trump’s deportation agenda through fiscal 2029.
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - JULY 11: Bilateral Meeting with Prime Minister of New Zealand Christopher Luxon and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Government House on July 11, 2026 in Auckland, New Zealand. Prime Minister Modi is making his first official visit to Auckland after the signing of a free trade agreement with New Zealand. Herald photograph by Dean Purcell