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Man found shot outside BOP supermarket

A man is in Waikato Hospital after being shot in the leg. The man, believed to be in his late-40s or early 50s, was shot and found by police outside the Sky Supermarket... Read More

No new cases of COVID-19

There are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today. There are 18 people isolating in the Auckland quarantine facility from the community, which... Read More

Divers lucky to be alive

The rescue of two divers who drifted far off shore is being used as a reminder not to dive in bad weather. The father and son were a part of a party of... Read More

Taking the sting out of summer

Springtime, with its longer warmer days, is swarm time for bee colonies, says Chris Mitchell from Seaside Bees in Papamoa. Between now and Christmas the... Read More

Remembering the Ruapehu eruptions – 25 years on

This September marks 25 years since the start of the 1995-1996 Mt Ruapehu volcanic eruptions. Sitting at 2797m, Mt Ruapehu is the highest mountain in the North... Read More

Encouraging fresh blood into racing

Encouraging new competitors to the sport of racing is Rally Bay of Plenty's focus for this year's Driven Auto Sales Rally Bay of Plenty. The event will be held... Read More

Peter McTavish refuses to let disability stop him

Intelligent and inspiring, but to the point, that's how Rachel McLeod's interview with Peter McTavish started. Peter arrived into this world six weeks prematurely... Read More

Antarctic blast on the way for NZ

Temperatures are being forecast to drop nationwide this week. Sub-zero wind chill is predicted for Southern New Zealand until Wednesday, as the Antarctic side... Read More

Injured patients flown to hospital

A trio of accidents kept the Tauranga-based TECT Rescue Helicopter crew busy in the weekend. The crew was tasked at midnight to attend to a vehicle rollover... Read More

Resurfacing works begin in Tauranga

Resurfacing works will take place in multiple locations around Tauranga this week. These works are part of the Waka Kotahi spring/summer road maintenance programme,... Read More

Heavy snow forecast for the Desert Road

Snow to low levels could be on its way for many parts of the South Island overnight and through until Tuesday, with MetService issuing warnings for travellers... Read More

Daytime closure for section of SH29A

A section of State Highway 29A, near Baypark, will remain closed today. On Sunday, Waka Kotahi Transport Agency advised the opening of the new temporary signalised... Read More