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Hamilton gardens to charge out-of-town visitors

Out-of-town visitors have only weeks left for free visits to the themed area of Hamilton Gardens. From September 18 anyone not a resident of Hamilton City... Read More

Bands of rain to cross New Zealand this week

A west to southwest flow is expected to cover the northern and central New Zealand on Tuesday, says a MetService spokeserson. A northwesterly flow will develop... Read More

NASA joins global experts at ForestSAT in Rotorua

A global forestry event is attracting experts from NASA and remote sensing specialists from nearly 30 countries to Rotorua next month. Crown Research Institute... Read More

Reserve Bank plans digital currency by 2030

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is planning to have a government-backed digital currency in place by 2030. It is in stage two of a multi-year project to consider... Read More

Tauranga Moana in contention for premiership

With six matches to go and a solid six-point lead, Tauranga Moana is charting a course for promotion from the Lotto NRFL Women's Championship. The WaiBOP... Read More

Olympics heartbreak but bright windsurfing future

Men's and women's kitefoiling officially makes its Olympic debut today, with Lukas Walton-Keim and Justina Kitchen as the New Zealand competitors. Only... Read More

School girls to experience a day in tech industry

Over 1000 students across New Zealand are set to experience a day in New Zealand's rapidly growing tech sector. Over the next two weeks, more than 1000 secondary... Read More

Lotto Powerball jackpots to $38 million

Three lucky Lotto players from Auckland and Tauranga will be toasting an incredible win after each winning $333,333 with Lotto First Division in Saturday night's... Read More

Don’t put the knitting needles down just yet ...

Six-hundred kilograms of knitted items and 100kg of supplies are on a container ship on their way to warm people set to take on eastern Europe's approaching... Read More

Free community chat on womens’ health

For all women heading towards menopause or perimenopause, Dr Trish Zingel is hosting a free community talk to equip women with all the information they need. 'This... Read More

Treasure trove on sale at Book Fair

It's a glimpse inside one man's worldview - a man few of us knew and most will never know. It's a cache of hundreds, maybe thousands, of books and speciality... Read More

Menstruation and the no toilet during class rule

A dad has pulled his teenage daughter out of her Taranaki high school over its policy stopping students from going to the bathroom during class, which he claims... Read More