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The first step on the property ladder is shrinking

Home values have fallen further on average at the bottom of the property ladder than at the top, according to the latest numbers from QV. The QV Quartile Index... Read More

Refreshed Chiefs team named to face Brumbies

Gallagher Chiefs head coach Clayton McMillan has added a couple of fresh bodies to an otherwise unchanged side to face the Brumbies this Saturday night. 'It's... Read More

Rotorua girls win rugby womentorship programme

Rotorua Girls' High School are among those crowned winners of the 2degrees womentorship programme. The seven other winning secondary school teams of young... Read More

New maps reveal places at risk from flooding

New maps from NIWA and the Deep South National Science Challenge show areas across New Zealand that could be inundated by extreme coastal flooding. They show... Read More

New campaign to share energy saving tips

A new public information campaign to help New Zealanders keep their homes warm and dry with lower power bills this winter is being launched this week. The campaign... Read More

Warm, wet, and windy weekend

The cold start to Thursday will be quickly forgotten as we move into the weekend, with MetService expecting a rise in temperatures across the country, and heavy... Read More

Anzac Day burglaries: Police hunting offenders

Police are working to put a stop to car crimes in the Eastern Bay of Plenty following a ram raid at dairy on Anzac Day. A young person has been referred to Youth... Read More

Politicians in a jam over Tauranga transport

Road users across Tauranga are increasingly reporting their frustrations with the city's infrastructure - and the country's politicians can't decide... Read More

Patients play waiting game on surgical list

Nearly 30,000 patients waiting for elective operations - including hip replacements, hernias and fixes for incontinence - are about to receive letters from Te... Read More

Police seek public help after Kawerau approaches

Police are seeking information following recent reports of suspicious approaches in Kawerau. "Four women have reported being approached by a man while out walking,"... Read More

Farmer fined over sheep deaths

A farmer who failed to look after his sheep which led to deaths and animals having to be euthanised, has been fined $7500. Neville Stewart Harper, 62, was sentenced... Read More

BOP councillors divided over use of te reo Māori

The te reo phrase Te Ara Poutama has caused division amongst councillors at a Bay of Plenty Regional Council meeting. The councillors argued whether an English... Read More