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Brigade on parade

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Red lined the Kaponga domain on Saturday with 30  fire service vehicles  standing side by side, polished to the nines for the centenary celebration of the town's voluntary fire brigade. Volunteer teams from as far as Wellington participated in the parade with Taranaki stations from around the mountain, including Toko, Eltham and...

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Stratford High School students Sophie Jeffares, Anjela Frost, Cody Bibby and Kathleen Robertson were unanimous in voting against the tougher restricted driver's licence. Sophie, 15, says the test is fine as it is. `You should not have to do 120 hours.' Anjela, 15, says it is unnecessary, as the learner age had already been upped. Kathleen, 16, says the death toll among young drivers is mostly because `they do something idiotic and not necessarily because of their skills ... They do not abide by the rules for restricted drivers.' Cody, 16, says he is dead-set against the new, tougher rules.

Test shift hits local drivers

From February 27, those with a learner's licence will have to go to New Plymouth or Hawera for their practical restricted driver's licence test, with the service...

Stratford High's Bailey Gavin (13) this holiday travelled to Albury in Australia as the New Zealand Koru tour to play in the Australian Country Junior Basketball Cup, where her team placed third.

It's only the beginning for Bailey

Representing New Zealand is an honour not taken lightly, but to return home from the Australian Country Junior Basketball Cup placed third in the under-13 girls,...

Lieutenant Sandy Galvin hongis the Salvation Army's territorial commander commissioner Don Bell at her ordination and commissioning as a Salvation Army officer in December 2011.

Salvation Army has been the saving of Sandy Galvin

After living many years surrounded by alcohol and drugs, Stratford's Sandy Galvin has taken a new lease on life, recently graduating from the Salvation Army...

Inglewood's Jackson West fought for his life, but sadly died just after Christmas last year of leukemia.

A day for Jackson

It began as a garage sale in her shed to help fundraise for a family in need, but Jodi Taylor soon realised it was going to be much bigger than that.

Sport

Hobbs jumping to the top

Zoe Hobbs says achieving in sport is hard work, but that she loves being active. Fourteen-year-old Zoe Hobbs was also awarded the trophy for the athlete with the most points in 14-year-old girls at the North Island interprovincials held in... Have your say

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Life & Style

Travel: Best of beach and city bustle

Sydney's south coastline offers magnificent views. Photo / Supplied Wollongong's raw beauty is nestled between a big city and blissful coast Have your say

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Entertainment

DVD Review: Underbelly: Razor

Danielle Cormack plays sly grog queen and drug dealer Kate Leigh. Photo / Supplied Raw reality fascinating but not for faint-hearted Have your say

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Rural

Global volatility continues into 2012

Westpac economists predict Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard won't tinker with the OCR rate until September. The European debt crisis continues to cast a shadow over financial markets. As we enter 2012, a credible solution to the crisis remains elusive, writes Westpac... Have your say

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Jack - he'd be mortified if he knew we'd covered him in flowers.

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Rugby World Cup 2011 opening ceremony at Eden Park, Auckland.

Opening ceremony of the Rugby World Cup 2011

An outfit from the Coop runway show.

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