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Aims Games wins top award at NZ Event Awards

Zespri Aims Games organisers are 'beyond stoked” and 'fiercely proud” at the event winning a national award - right in the middle of the massive... Read More

Auckland to Coromandel ferry service is back

The Auckland to Coromandel ferry service is set to return this summer after a three-year hiatus. The ferry service, launching on October 24, is a two-hour... Read More

Why thousands of nurses are striking this week

Nurses are calling the Health Minister's wage claims 'deliberate disinformation” as nationwide strikes continue this week. About 36,000 unionised... Read More

Maternity services to resume at Whakatāne

Pregnant women in Whakatāne will soon no longer have to go to Tauranga for high-risk births. Secondary maternity services at Whakatāne Hospital will... Read More

Air Chathams welcomes Government support

The Government's announcement of a $30 million loan fund for at-risk regional airlines is being welcomed as a lifeline by Air Chathams to maintain its Whakatāne... Read More

Minor injuries in Tauranga crash

Two people have been injured following a crash in Tauranga. Emergency services were called to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of St John St/Eleventh... Read More

Auditor-General ends city council spending probe

The Auditor-General will not look into Tauranga City Council spending further despite several requests, including from MPs. The Office of the Auditor-General... Read More

BoP man sent to prison for raping niece

Warning: This story includes details of rape and sexual assault and may be distressing. A 17-year-old, sent from Australia to live with her aunt and... Read More

Tauranga Harbour hit by surge in sunken vessels

More extreme weather events and chronic neglect are literally sinking ships in Tauranga Harbour, and deputy harbourmaster Daniel Rapson says the problem seems... Read More

Name suppressed in fatal Mamaku crash case

A man accused of drugged driving causing a 2-year-old girl's death near Mamaku in May has retained name suppression for now. The man appeared in the Rotorua... Read More

Bay Venues to run Western Bay pools

The Te Puke Memorial Pool and Dave Hume Pool in Katikati will offer an expanded range of activities and swimming programmes when they open for the summer season,... Read More

Expect delays on SH2 due to tree felling works

People travelling along State Highway 2 on Sunday are being warned to expect delays. NZTA is planning to do tree felling works will take place on September... Read More