Taumarunui
Nau Mai Town - Season Three
Nau Mai Town is back with another haerenga around Aotearoa to find out more about Māori place names. Audio
Cost of rural rail transport must drop - mayor
The cost of rural rail transport must drop, Ruapehu mayor Weston Kirton says, as Taumarunui reinstated as a stop on the main trunk line.
Rayne Bradley ticks the year off
In a series about a rural teen heading to the city to study, Country Life catches up with Taumarunui-born Rayne Bradley who is about to spread her wings. Audio
Rayne Bradley ticks the year off
In a series about a rural teen heading to the city to study, Country Life catches up with Taumarunui-born Rayne Bradley who is about to spread her wings.
AudioMoving North
Rayne Bradley is 17 years old. She is leaving her safe home environment in the King Country town of Taumarunui and hitting hostel life in Hamilton city. She's the first person in her extended family… Audio
Moving North
Rayne Bradley is 17 years old. She is leaving her safe home environment in the King Country town of Taumarunui and hitting hostel life in Hamilton city. She's the first person in her extended family…
Audio6.2 earthquake felt throughout central NZ
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake was felt widely throughout the central New Zealand and as far south as Christchurch today. We spoke to people throughout the country, who described what impact the quake had… Video, Audio
Counting Heads
Every year for the past 18 years, Welsh farmer Rhys Howatson has spent a few weeks in New Zealand pregnancy scanning sheep. He's scanned millions of them. Audio
Counting Heads
Every year for the past 18 years, Welsh farmer Rhys Howatson has spent a few weeks in New Zealand pregnancy scanning sheep. He's scanned millions of them.
AudioStranded tourists in Ruapehu to be evacuated
About 100 guests stuck at Blue Duck Station near Taumarunui are to be evacuated by helicopter later today.
Checkpoint Cafe Chat: Big Mama's, Taumarunui talks heat wave
People having lunch at Big Mama's cafe in Taumarunui - one of the hottest places in the country today - pass the phone around to talk to John Campbell about how they're coping with the heat. Audio
Tiny homes mooted for small town's housing woes
Students are struggling to find affordable accommodation in Taumarunui, which has two tertiary providers. Could tiny homes be the solution? Video, Audio
Man jailed for Taumarunui assault
A man has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years for the severe assault of a man in Taumarunui last year.
Bow ties and backpacks
Julian Goulding has swapped city life and a corporate wardrobe for bare feet, a t-shirt and life in the King Country. He's moved to Taumarunui where he has started a custom-made bow tie business… Audio
Bow ties and backpacks
Julian Goulding has swapped city life and a corporate wardrobe for bare feet, a t-shirt and life in the King Country. He's moved to Taumarunui where he has started a custom-made bow tie business…
AudioTake that, Tutsan
Tutsan's days are numbered. Thanks to years of fundraising and work by a team of mainly volunteers, the invasive weed is now on the menu for a moth and a beetle that have been brought to New Zealand… Audio
Take that, Tutsan
Tutsan's days are numbered. Thanks to years of fundraising and work by a team of mainly volunteers, the invasive weed is now on the menu for a moth and a beetle that have been brought to New Zealand…
AudioTake that,Tutsan
Tutsan's days are numbered. Thanks to years of fund-raising and work by a team of mainly volunteers, the invasive weed is now on the menu for a moth and a beetle that have been brought to New Zealand… Audio
Taumarunui farmer pens Valentine's poem To Rhonda
A cockie from Taumarunui has penned a poem for Valentines Day....in the hope it inspires others to do the same. But just who is the recipient of this love poem? Video, Audio
Amy Dibley, physio to the farmers
When Amy Dibley came back from her OE, she needed a job – so she bought a massage table and an EFTPOS machine and headed out into the country. Now she has ten physiotherapy clinics and has just been… Audio
