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Bic Runga springtime tour coming to Tauranga

Internationally heralded pop songstress Bic Runga is set to take the stage in Tauranga next month. The Baycourt show is part of a tour around select North Island... Read More

Tauranga teen dominates awards at Blue Light Camp

Tauranga teenager Bryan Murray, 17, walked away with two of the three top awards at the recent Blue Light Life Skills camp held at the Burnham Defence Force Base... Read More

Resurfacing of Hairini roundabout starts this week

The Hairini roundabout on State Highway 29A will be resurfaced over two nights, beginning Sunday. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency contractors will be on site to... Read More

Person in critical condition from tractor incident

UPDATED: A person is in a critical condition after being trapped by a tractor on a farm in Aongatete. St John has airlifted one patient in a critical condition... Read More

Community encouraged to reimagine Whakatane CBD

The community is being asked to reimagine what Whakatane's central business district could look like using their wildest dreams and no limitations. The Whakatane... Read More

Northern regions lead population growth

New Zealand's four northernmost regions accounted for almost 60 per cent of the country's population growth between 2013 and 2019, Stats NZ says. These regions... Read More

Three new cases of COVID-19 today

There are three new cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand today and for the first time six historical cases are being reported by the Ministry of Health. The historical... Read More

Māori students question if uni is a safe space

The fear and intimidation Waikato University professors have experienced when calling out racism has been putting prospective students off from going to university,... Read More

Reducing costs for farmers and growers

Labour will support farmers and growers to get greater returns for their hard work by committing an initial $50 million to support integrated farm planning. 'By... Read More

Dirt Bike Therapy gets teen back on track

Quintin White has come a long way since the start of the year. The 15-year-old was on the brink of moving to Alternative Education after struggling in school... Read More

Satellite tracking gives insight into tohorā

Scientists have attached satellite tracking tags to six southern right whales or tohorā and are inviting people to follow the whales' travels online. It... Read More

STA Travel using customers money to cover wages

STA Travel has been using New Zealand customers' deposits for overseas holidays to cover company wages and office rent. In its first report back to creditors,... Read More