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National promises $1.9 billion education invesment

A National Government is promising to prioritise lifting achievement for all New Zealand children, no matter their background or ability, says National Party Leader... Read More

Multiple arrests in sexual assaults case

Police have made six arrests as part of an operation investigating historical offending at Dilworth School. Auckland City Criminal Investigation Branch... Read More

LIVE: Plans to move NZ to Alert Level 1 on Monday

UPDATE: New Zealand will move to Alert Level 1 on Monday, September 21. This is contingent on the cases tracking as they are now, says Prime Minister Jacinda... Read More

One new case of COVID-19 in the community

There is one new community case of COVID-19 to report today. The case is a female child who is epidemiologically linked to an existing case associated with the... Read More

Promising results from drug scan trial

Police and ESR are pleased with the promising results received to date since the launch of the Lumi Drug Scan (Lumi) pilot in July. Last week saw Canterbury Police... Read More

Battle of Britain to be commemorated in Tauranga

Members of the Bay of Plenty Air Force Association will gather this Sunday to remember the lives lost in the Battle of Britain 80 years ago. Tauranga Mayor Tenby... Read More

Road works expected to cause delays on SH29

Motorists travelling between Tauranga and the Waikato are being warned to expect some delays on State Highway 29. Road construction works are taking place... Read More

Join the one in a million reo Māori moment

New Zealanders across the country are set to mark history as part of the Māori Language Week commemorations led by Te Taura Whiri i te reo Māori this year. Māori... Read More

Kiwis buying up holiday houses

No overseas travel for a while and low-interest rates have well-off Kiwis buying holiday houses at favourite hotspots. A two bedroom, one bathroom home on... Read More

Financial support for timber industry

Four Bay of Plenty timber businesses will receive investments totalling nearly $22 million through the Provincial Growth Fund. Regional Economic Development Minister... Read More

A week of windy westerlies

New Zealand has a classic spring set up this week with plenty of western cloud and gale westerly quarter winds at times. A storm in the Southern Ocean (a long... Read More

Vehicle sought in murder investigation

Police are appealing for information about a vehicle as they continue to investigate the murder of Cambodian national Sao Young. Sao was last seen on the evening... Read More