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Man told he would never walk again, learns to run

Two years after sustaining a spinal cord impairment, Andrew Leslie has completed a 5km run. When the tetraplegic stumbled to the finish line in an ungainly fashion... Read More

Rain still on the cards in the east

A mixture of rain and fine weather is being forecast for this week. WeatherWatch.co.nz says a southerly quarter airflow continues to lie over the North Island... Read More

Open fire season for Bay of Plenty

Bay of Plenty District is now in an open fire season. The region was placed into a restricted fire season back in February due to dry conditions. As of 8am today,... Read More

Covid pop-up clinics‘ vandalism losses near $30k

Covid-19 pop up testing stations in the Bay of Plenty are suffering from ongoing vandalism and theft, with the latest tagging appearing at The Doctors Bayfair... Read More

LGC hears appeals on Rotorua Māori ward structure

The chief executive of Rotorua council's iwi partnership group says the council dropped its final ward structure 'out of thin air”. The comment was made... Read More

Stricken yacht abandoned, crew rescued

Crew members of a stricken yacht were forced to abandon the vessel near Whitianga over the weekend. The yacht, which had four people on board, lost the use its... Read More

Covid modeller: NZ‘s death rate comparable

A Covid-19 modeller is hopeful Omicron hospitalisations have peaked and says at this stage New Zealand's death rate is at a comparable level to other countries... Read More

Call for feedback on Otumoetai’s future

Tauranga City Council is asking the Ōtūmoetai, Matua, Brookfield, Bellevue and Judea communities what they want the future of their area to look like. Take... Read More

Hugh Anderson to be NZ‘s first ’MotoGP Legend‘

He's already a legend to us here in New Zealand and in many other parts of the world too, but Hamilton's Hugh Anderson is set this year to officially become... Read More

Halt to face covering exemption cards

Misunderstanding about the role of face covering exemption cards has led the Disabled Persons Assembly - DPA - NZ to stop sending out the cards. People who are... Read More

New rainfall record surpasses 56 year old record

This week's torrential rains have set a new national rainfall record. NIWA meteorologists say the 103 mm of rain from 4am-5am recorded at Maungatapere near Whangārei... Read More

Covid-19: 4 deaths, 10239 new community cases

The Ministry of Health is reporting 10,239 community cases, 848 hospitalisations and four deaths today. There are 28 people in ICU. There are 617 new community... Read More