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05:00pm Mon 17 Nov, 2025
A new draft cultural concept plan has been released for Kauri Point Historic Reserve, a site of deep cultural significance and home to historic pā. The plan... Read More
04:00pm Mon 17 Nov, 2025
Excitement is brewing in the Bay of Plenty's Kawerau about the identity of the mystery Lotto winner with fireworks going off minutes after the draw. The record-breaking... Read More
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02:15pm Mon 17 Nov, 2025
A teenager who injured her spine diving into a lap pool at Greerton Aquatic and Leisure Centre is being treated at Middlemore Hospital. Bay Venues general... Read More
02:00pm Mon 17 Nov, 2025
More wet weather is forecast this week, with a fresh heavy rain warning issued for Bay of Plenty. MetService said an easterly front over the Tasman Sea was... Read More
01:00pm Mon 17 Nov, 2025
New Zealanders lost a gross total of $265 million to fraud over the past 12 months, according to the first Reported Fraud Monitor report by Payments NZ. The... Read More
11:45am Mon 17 Nov, 2025
A multimillion-dollar twin campaign to entice international visitors to Rotorua has been announced by the Government. RotoruaNZ will receive more than $4.5... Read More
11:15am Mon 17 Nov, 2025
State Highway 29 from Tauriko to the summit of the Kaimai Range is a key corridor and NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is focused on strengthening it this summer,... Read More
10:00am Mon 17 Nov, 2025
Te Taura Ora o Waiariki, the Te Arawa Iwi Māori Partnership Board, has opened applications for its first-ever $50,000 Whānau Voice Grant, inviting bold, community-led... Read More
08:30am Mon 17 Nov, 2025
A front is expected to move east over New Zealand on Tuesday, preceded by a strong moist northerly flow, MetService said. 'There is high confidence that rainfall... Read More
08:00am Mon 17 Nov, 2025
A veteran firefighter says Fire and Emergency New Zealand's announcement of major restructuring this week felt all too familiar. 'I joined the service in... Read More
07:00am Mon 17 Nov, 2025
More than 20,000 people in the western Bay of Plenty are looking for support to put food on the table in a 'concerning” shift towards longer-term... Read More
06:00am Mon 17 Nov, 2025
Two invasive pests are on the Bay of Plenty's doorstep. But councils, the Government and iwi are working to keep the exotic caulerpa seaweed and the freshwater... Read More
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