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Live export ban petition passes 20,000 signatures

Animal welfare charity Save Animals From Exploitation has launched a fundraising campaign to combat a million-dollar lobbying campaign by Livestock Export New... Read More

'Super' bus stops opposed by Tauranga landowners

Plans for bus ‘super stops' in Tauranga's city centre are opposed by landowners and developers, causing council to defer its decision. Tauranga City... Read More

BOP & Waikato state highway works for March

The annual Beach Hop kicks off on Wednesday, March 20, so motorists should expect the roads to be busy around the Coromandel Peninsula. Contractors across... Read More

30 years of the Bob & Joy Owens scholarship

It has been five years since the Acorn Foundation partnered with the Owens Charitable Trust to manage their scholarship programme. The programme has been... Read More

Party becomes agressive after collision, Pyes Pā

Police are currently attending the scene of a two-vehicle collision where one of the parties became aggressive. Police were notified of this two-vehicle collision... Read More

The mysterious disappearance of a man and his dog

An 82-year-old man, on a summer tramp with a friend on a popular walking track in the Coromandel bush passes a woman with a brown and white terrier dog. He... Read More

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure

Five washing machines, six box freezers, a ride-on lawn mower and a retro lounge suite were only some of the two tonnes of items taken to the Katikati Resource... Read More

Customs bag 63kg of illicit drugs at airport

Two alleged drug couriers are facing charges after being Customs seized a total of 63kg of illegal drugs in separate smuggling attempts. The two incidents... Read More

Symbols of cultural significance placed on Mauao

Have you seen the new additions that have been placed around the Mauao? The recent addition of new sculptures on Mauao has sparked excitement and appreciation... Read More

Sam Tanner bolts to national 1500 metre title

A blistering final lap by Sam Tanner helped propel the middle-distance maestro to his fourth national 1500m title with a typically dominant display to crown... Read More

Operation Yellowstone: Guns and money seized

Assets including houses, vehicles, and cash, along with a firearm have been seized as part of a larger National Organised Crime Operation dubbed Operation Yellowstone. A... Read More

Post surgery: One in 10 still using opioids

Almost one in 10 people continue to use opioids three months after surgery new research shows, posing a risk of addiction due to misuse. Conducted by the... Read More