01:11pm Wed 30 Sep, 2020
There is one new case of COVID-19 reported in managed isolation in New Zealand today and no new cases in the community. The person who has tested positive around... Read More
11:42am Wed 30 Sep, 2020
A new acute inpatient mental health facility at Rotorua Hospital will provide more patient-centred and culturally appropriate care to better support recovery,... Read More
11:15am Wed 30 Sep, 2020
With closed borders and no backpackers or casual labour coming in, the fruit picking industry desperately needs more workers than ever before. Horticulture... Read More
10:45am Wed 30 Sep, 2020
The New Zealand Defence Force has taken a major step towards reducing its carbon bootprint by purchasing its first electric vehicle and installing EV charging... Read More
10:15am Wed 30 Sep, 2020
The deaths of four people, including a Bay of Plenty child, is a sobering reminder for farm safety, says WorkSafe. WorkSafe has been notified of four fatalities... Read More
09:13am Wed 30 Sep, 2020
A woman has sustained multiple injuries after falling from a tractor in the Bay of Plenty. Tauranga-based TECT Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to Te Kaha... Read More
08:25am Wed 30 Sep, 2020
Western Bay of Plenty District Council has performed strongly through the COVID-19 pandemic and is forecast to maintain a strong comparative position among New... Read More
07:50am Wed 30 Sep, 2020
Organisers of the Great Kererū Count are thrilled with how many participants took part in this year's Count and the number of kererū observations made. Whether... Read More
07:15am Wed 30 Sep, 2020
A bus trip and a long held desire to follow in her uncle's footsteps, influenced Taranaki-born Khey-Jhyn Martin's decision to study social work at the University... Read More
06:53am Wed 30 Sep, 2020
The eldest sister of a 13-year-old boy missing for a month is pleading for him to contact his family and return home. ''We love you. We just want you to be... Read More
06:45am Wed 30 Sep, 2020
If you can picture superbike racing on a grass track, then you'll have no trouble at all imagining what it may look like at the annual New Zealand Miniature TT... Read More
06:36am Wed 30 Sep, 2020
After a period of 'unpredictable” spring weather, Mt Ruapehu is set to get a solid snow top up - just in time for the second week of school holidays.... Read More