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Three Kiwis left in world junior surf champs

Three New Zealand surfers will battle out the penultimate day of the 2024 ISA World Junior Surfing Championships being held in El Salvador after a big day of... Read More

NZ U20 team named to play Australia

New Zealand U20 Head Coach Jono Gibbes has made seven changes to his squad to play Australia for what will be a tournament defining final round match at the... Read More

Tauranga aurora enthusiasts on alert

As night falls this evening, anticipation will be mounting amongst Tauranga's astronomers and skywatchers as they wait to see if the Southern Lights, known... Read More

Magic host Steel in Rotorua

It's game day as Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic host the Southern Steel at Energy Events Centre in Rotorua today at 4pm, Round 5 of the 2024 ANZ Premiership. Steel... Read More

Death puts apprentice safety in focus again

WorkSafe New Zealand says urgent action is needed by the trades to take better care of apprentices, after the second court sentencing this year for a trainee... Read More

Campaign for Brain Tumour Awareness month

Brain Tumour Support NZ has launched a new fundraising platform 'No Going Back” to mark the start of their Brain Tumour Awareness Month campaign - Make... Read More

White Island survivor Kelsey Waghorn shares story

Whakaari/White Island eruption survivor Kelsey Waghorn has appeared on the podcast hosted by British TV personality and former SAS trooper Anthony Middleton... Read More

Changes required to address power cut concerns

A New Zealand energy expert is calling for stronger incentives for smart energy devices in order to reduce the likelihood of power cuts. Evnex Founder and... Read More

What's on: chilli champs, markets and art

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService is forecasting a fine day with southerlies. It's... Read More

Recognised for five decades of fostering children

Not many parents forget how many children they've cared for in their life, but Verna and George Kite have. The Bethlehem couple can tell us they've fostered... Read More

Celebrating unseen Healthline heroes on Sunday

International Nurses Day on Sunday, May 12, is an opportunity to celebrate the unseen heroes - the Healthline nurses that are helping take care of New Zealanders... Read More

Council takes middle road on rates distribution

How rates should be distributed across the district saw a variety of opinions from councillors during Whakatāne District Council's deliberations on the... Read More