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Getting creative with saving penguins

I've decided to become a backyard trapper. I always loved watching Daniel Boone, America's great frontiersman and explorer when I was growing up, and somehow... Read More

New scholarships to boost university assistance

Two new scholarships currently being offered by the University of Waikato could help students who want the chance to study at university. The Te Ara Hou Scholarship... Read More

Officials split over prescription-only advice

After two years of debate, health officials are finally recommending that drugs containing codeine should only be available with a doctor's prescription. Doctors... Read More

Health warning issues for Lake Ohakuri

A health warning has been issued for Lake Ohakuri as routine monitoring results provided by Waikato Regional Council have confirmed a bloom of potentially toxic... Read More

Chiefs to play pre-season match in Waihi

The Chiefs Rugby Club have announced the Gallagher Chiefs will host the Blues in Waihi at Waihi Athletic Rugby Club on Friday, January 17. It will be the Gallagher... Read More

SH2 cheated of two more deaths

'Please, please, please…” A plaintive appeal for commonsense on the roads this Christmas. An appeal to stay alive. And it comes from a woman who... Read More

Finding the courage

Tauranga woman Clare Williamson is sharing her story of trauma and transformation for the good of the planet. She's determined to plant 100,000 trees in the Brazilian... Read More

The spiteful power pole in Tauranga

It's a rogue power pole. And it's been wilfully crunching fenders and bumpers in suburban Tauranga for years. That's what neighbours say, that's the power... Read More

Woman arrested after man seriously assaulted

A 19-year-old woman has been arrested following an assault in Lilac Street, Hamilton, Sunday evening. A 27-year-old man was admitted to hospital where he remains... Read More

New tools pick up health problems in elderly

Healthcare assistants and nurses working in aged care have new tools for assessing the health of elderly patients thanks to an ‘early alert' project by the... Read More

Charity golf teeing off at Tauranga Golf Club

The inaugural Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology charity golf day raised more than $20,000 last year, and it looks set to do the same again this year. The... Read More

Council sells former Bella Vista properties

The former Bella Vista properties are being sold as Tauranga City Council looks to move forward and recover money for ratepayers, says a council spokesperson. From... Read More