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Gisborne to host 2024 Grom Series Final Show down

After an incredible summer of junior surfing events New Zealand's top groms froth levels are turned to max as the Sequence Surf Shop Gisborne Junior Pro... Read More

Crash causing traffic delays on SH29

Motorists travelling between Tauranga and the Waikato via State Highway 29 are being warned to expect delays. NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is reporting... Read More

LIVE: Power cut threats as temps drop below -6C

The country is waking to a bitterly cold morning with temperatures dropping as low as -6C in some areas overnight amid threats of power cuts. Meanwhile, group... Read More

Tauranga teen's efforts take him to Europe!

A Te Puna 17-year-old is one cog closer to achieving his dream of becoming a professional mountain biker after securing a place to race in an overseas World... Read More

SH29 Kaimai Range closures for May

State Highway 29 pver the Kaimai Range will be closed for five nights later this month. The closure is scheduled to take place from Sunday, May 19, to Wednesday,... Read More

Studying wastewater for more sustainable outcomes

Researchers at the University of Canterbury are developing a new decision-making tool to help identify how to make wastewater treatment more sustainable. The... Read More

Duck season safety off to a flying start

There aren't too many weekends that Southlanders look forward to more than the opening of duck shooting season. It's a weekend that can be a rite of passage,... Read More

Tauranga dancers head to the world stage in LA

Tauranga dancers from Space Studios are heading to the World of Dance Competition after spending 120 hours practising over two weeks. 'Space Studios isn't... Read More

Daily school attendance data now available

A new online data dashboard released on Tuesday as part of the Government's school attendance action plan makes more timely daily attendance data available to... Read More

Starlink alert over Tauranga tonight

Starlink gazers in Tauranga will have two opportunities to view the satellite train tonight. In a post on Facebook, Tauranga Astronomical Society president... Read More

Transpower warns of possible power shortages

The national electricity grid operator is warning of possible insufficient power generation to meet households' demand on Friday. Transpower has issued... Read More

Police monitoring Killer Beez convoy to Rotorua

Police are monitoring gang members travelling from Auckland to the Bay of Plenty today ahead of the body of the Ponsonby Rd gunman being released from Rotorua... Read More