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Staying safe during summer concerts

"Make sure you're staying safer this festival season by staying in the know about any dangerous substances on the scene." This is the message from the High... Read More

Storm surges cause damage to Mount Maunganui Beach

People are being advised to take extra care when visiting coastal areas following ex-tropical Cyclone Hale. A combination of high tides, easterly winds and storm... Read More

Road safety advocates “devastated” by road toll

Young Kiwi road safety advocates from Kaitiaki o Ara - SADD are devastated at the level of deaths on New Zealand's roads for the 2022/23 holiday period and... Read More

2022 overtakes 2021 as the hottest year

Last year was the hottest year of our lives - to date. Niwa confirmed that 2022 was the country's hottest year on record since meteorologists started to measure... Read More

Third arrest made in Tauranga murder investigation

A 25-year-old man has been arrested and charged with the murder of 51-year-old Mitchell Te Kani in Tauranga last year. The man appeared in the Tauranga... Read More

Storm erosion undermines historic boat club‘s deck

Volunteers are working this morning to remove pieces of a Whitianga boat club's deck following erosion by ferocious seas whipped up by Ex Cyclone Hale. Armed... Read More

Ex Cyclone Hale forces road closures in Coromandel

The storm system created by ex-Tropical Cyclone Hale has caused flooding and slips on State Highways in the Coromandel, Napier and Gisborne regions. Tairāwhiti... Read More

Plenty of fun ahead at the 99th Katikati A&P Show

Planning is well underway for Katikati's A&P Show in February 2023. The show regularly draws large crowds from the Bay of Plenty region. 'Being a qualifier show... Read More

Tramper “annoyed” at forgetting distress beacon

An experience tramper is "annoyed" at herself for not having all the right equipment when she went tramping and needed to be rescued. Police received a mobile... Read More

A windy and wet Wednesday

More wet and windy weather is expected today as Ex Tropical Cyclone Hale moves over the North Island. WeatherWatch is forecasting showers for the upper North... Read More

Wild weather: Storm not done, says MetService

UPDATE: An estimated 30 whānau from the Uawa, or Tolaga Bay area have spent the night away from home, staying with relatives on higher ground as Cyclone Hale set... Read More

Bagshaw likely in Russian hands, says translator

The search continues for the son of two prominent New Zealand doctors reported missing while working in Ukraine. Andrew Bagshaw, son of well-known Christchurch... Read More