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Restaurant reopens after car crashes in

It's been six weeks since a car ploughed through the glass doors of Rotorua's Urbano Bistro restaurant, seriously injuring Rotorua woman Sian Hapgood. The... Read More

New multi-million dollar robot for Grace Hospital

It's celebration time at Grace as the newest member of staff settles in and gets ready to go to work. The new, multi-million dollar Mako Robot by Stryker,... Read More

Funds raised for Katikati Abbeyfield House

The development of a new shared housing facility for older people in Katikati is close to becoming a reality, with most of the funding needed for it now secured. The... Read More

Boats caught fishing in Motiti Protection Area

Skippers are being warned that fishing or taking any kind of marine life from the Motiti Protection Area is banned, after 23 boaties were caught in the act over... Read More

Petition to save Rotorua's Lakeland Queen

'The heartbeat of the lake has gone”, says the man petitioning Rotorua Lakes Council to help get the dry-docked and in liquidation Lakeland Queen back... Read More

Mapping the Bay of Plenty coastline

An aerial survey along the Bay of Plenty coastline aims to create detailed 3D maps to help inform communities about the risks of coastal flooding and provide... Read More

Former mayor says rates hike ‘unacceptable’

Former mayor Tony Bonne has added his voice to the opponents of Whakatāne District Council's proposed average rates rise of 17.1 per cent, saying it's... Read More

Councillor hits out over homeless motel plan

A Rotorua Lakes councillor says Government agencies have 'taken us for fools” over the city's controversial emergency housing motels. It comes after... Read More

A leap for water safety

Coastguards across the country will leap from 1000s of feet in a national effort to raise funds to help keep kiwis safe out on the water. Among those skydiving... Read More

Residents demand action over smelly lake

After paying up to $100,000 for a report about how to make environmental improvements to Sullivan Lake, Whakatāne's council appears to have no plans to... Read More

Weather forecast: Windy, showery, Southerly change

New Zealand is being warned to brace for a good ol' fashioned Autumn sou'west flow with Friday seeing cooler/colder weather spreading across the country. WeatherWatch... Read More

The soldier Dad she never knew

'To my Dad….” A brief, heavy-hearted note, penned in tidy block letters, just last week. '...you are loved, often in my thoughts, and... Read More