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Sao Young manslaughter accused in court

A woman has appeared in court, charged with the manslaughter of Hamilton man Sao Young. Young, 40, was last seen on the evening of March 12 in Hamilton's Insoll... Read More

Powerball and Strike roll over - $10m up for grabs

Powerball and Strike have both rolled over, meaning there is a combined prize pool of $10 million up for grabs on Wednesday. Powerball was not struck last night... Read More

High traffic volumes expected on BOP roads

With the school holidays here, police are urging people not to leave anything jup to chance when it comes to travelling on the road. If you and your family are... Read More

Severe gales and snow forecast for the week ahead

The MetService warns that severe gales are forecast for many parts of New Zealand during the week ahead, with a period of snow to low levels in parts of the South... Read More

Tauranga woman Rebeka Storey still missing

Police report that 29-year-old Tauranga woman Rebeka Storey is still missing. Rebeka Storey's vehicle - a Suzuki Swift, registration CWD620 - was found abandoned... Read More

Daylight Saving Time springs us forward an hour

New Zealand springs forward tonight as Daylight Saving time begins. Clocks will go forward by one hour at 2am on Sunday September 27. Daylight saving time... Read More

Bird of the year is ready for take-off

New Zealanders are getting ready to campaign and vote for their favourite native birds in the nation's most popular annual bird contest. Forest & Bird's... Read More

Oropi Country Market opens on Sunday

Stallholders at the Oropi Country Market are excited that they can finally have the doors of the Oropi Memorial Hall open again now that most of the country are... Read More

Omokoroa campaigns for a local college

While other secondary students are eating their breakfast, the students of Omokoroa and the surrounding areas are already on the bus, preparing to be stuck in... Read More

Covid-19: Two new cases reported today

There have been two new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand today - one imported and one historical case. There was no media conference held today. In... Read More

Dan Carter swoons crowd at Tauranga Gala Dinner

All Blacks legend, Dan Carter, appeared in the first big event back in Level 1 in the Bay of Plenty, with his special guest appearance at last night's Tauranga... Read More

Robbery in Kawerau

Police report that a robbery took place in Kawerau this morning. 'We have had a report of a robbery at a shop on Stafford St shortly after 10.20am,” says... Read More