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Mouth-watering start to cricket test series

Mount Maunganui's test cricket debut is temptingly poised to provide unseasonable heat with Lockie Ferguson and Jofra Archer adding speed and spice to the... Read More

Black Ferns Development team to face Fiji named

Bay of Plenty's Kelsie Wills, Kendra Reynolds and Angel Mulu are three of the 15 players who will be making their international rugby debuts tomorrow morning against... Read More

National weather update

A series of fronts are forecast to move across New Zealand from the west through to overnight Wednesday, bringing periods of heavy rain and northwest gales to... Read More

Wanted for arrest

Police are wanting to locate 26-year-old Haki Heurea who is wanted for arrest. Heurea is thought to be in the Whakatane area. He should not be approached by... Read More

Whakatane primary wins national haka competition

Whakatane primary school Te Kura o te Paroa has taken out the top spot at the National Primary Schools Kapa Haka competition. Hundreds of tamariki from 62 schools... Read More

New World Te Puke team heading to BOP cup playoffs

New World Te Puke have been on fire in the Bay of Plenty Cup, with three centuries in the last three weeks, taking the team to a home semi-final in two weeks'... Read More

Starlink string of pearls crosses sky tonight

7pm update: There has been an updated time given for the Starlink train of satellites passing overhead tonight. The new time is just before 9.50pm. "There were... Read More

Changeable week behind us but another ahead

MetService New Zealand is predicting another changeable week ahead. 'A series of fronts brought heavy rain and strong winds to parts of the country late this... Read More

Cycling to celebrate overcoming brain injuries

The weather was perfect on Saturday for the inaugural Brain Injured Children Trust Pedal and Spokes Family Cycle Ride. It was a fun-packed time with children wearing... Read More

Three car crash on SH2 near Whakamarama

Three vehicles have been involved in a collision near Whakamarama on Sunday morning. Police were advised of the three-car crash on SH2, Whakamarama at around... Read More

“Too bloody busy to grow old”

He was born on Black Tuesday. 'October 21, 1929. People started jumping out of windows that day.” Not because the world was aghast at the arrival of Brian... Read More

What‘s on - Historic Village market, guns and runs

Kia ora and welcome to Sunday. Morena koutou. He ra tino ataahua. Expect fine spells today with drizzle from this evening, with northerlies. It's a one-layer-clothing... Read More