12:52pm Fri 05 Apr, 2024
"Police can now name the victim of a fatal crash on State Highway 5, Whakarewarewa on Sunday 31 March," says a police spokesperson. "The deceased was Kiefer... Read More
11:45am Fri 05 Apr, 2024
Lobby group Tax Payers' Union is accusing Tauranga's commissioners of 'trampling over local democracy”, but the commission's chair says they have no intention... Read More
11:32am Fri 05 Apr, 2024
"One person has died following a crash on State Highway 5, Tapapa yesterday," says a police spokesperson. "Police were called to the two-vehicle crash at... Read More
11:15am Fri 05 Apr, 2024
A New Zealand ultra-runner is attempting to become one of just five people to run across America and Australia in their lifetime. Nick Ashill is planning... Read More
10:45am Fri 05 Apr, 2024
A month's worth of road rebuilding and resurfacing is being planned for State Highway 2/Hewletts Road in Mount Maunganui Work gets underway on Sunday, April... Read More
10:10am Fri 05 Apr, 2024
Mount Maunganui will host the country's premier surf lifeguard training school this year. National Lifeguard School is a three-day programme for the country's... Read More
09:10am Fri 05 Apr, 2024
New Zealand is coming to the end of El Niño but as we go through April there may not be any sudden changes, warns WeatherWatch.co.nz. The weather... Read More
08:30am Fri 05 Apr, 2024
Despite over a month of pre-season friendlies, Te Puke Utd open their season on Saturday heading into the unknown. After winning the Bay 1 title last season,... Read More
08:00am Fri 05 Apr, 2024
The current weather system is forecast to clear the country in time for the weekend, but MetService meteorologists are keeping an eye on the next frontal system... Read More
07:30am Fri 05 Apr, 2024
Entries for New Zealand's richest short-story competition, the Sargeson Prize, are open and last year's winner is encouraging others to 'go for it". Fiction... Read More
07:00am Fri 05 Apr, 2024
Overhead there are four lanes of State Highway 2 traffic thundering by at 50 km/hr. But just below, in a quite a different world, in the dimness of a pedestrian... Read More
06:37am Fri 05 Apr, 2024
Diversions are in place on State Highway 1 at Ātiamuri after a truck and trailer unit rolled overnight. Emergency services were called shortly after midnight. The... Read More