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Good Friday kerbside collections delayed a day

If your bin day is normally a Friday listen up, change is coming your way over the Easter weekend. All Western Bay of Plenty District Council kerbside collections... Read More

Thrilling Taupo finale for NZ motocross champs

The 2023 New Zealand Motocross Championships for both the senior men and women wrapped up in Taupo at the weekend with a sensational double-header. Two days of... Read More

Taxtic defeat Magic in Rangiora

Despite little time to rest, the Trident Home Tactix have pulled off their second victory in just over 24 hours in Rangiora, dispatching the Avis Magic, 58-41. It... Read More

Months yet before decision on SH25A road fix

The east coast of the Coromandel remains largely cut off from the rest of the country, with access in and out severely impacted by landslides. A fix for State... Read More

First notable snowfalls of the year

MetService is forecasting a cold southerly outbreak this week, which is set to bring cold temperatures, rain and the first noteworthy snowfalls of the year to... Read More

A hundred years of piping water along Cameron Road

Supplying water to Tauranga with the first pipes along Cameron Road goes back well over 100 years. Now contractors are working below the surface to replace the... Read More

UC awards honorary doctorate to Margaret Austin

The University of Canterbury is bestowing an honorary doctorate on educator, politician, scientist and passionate community advocate, Margaret Austin. The Honourable... Read More

How much higher are home loan rates going to go?

Fixed home loan rates could peak at more than 7% this year before starting to fall again, ASB senior economist Chris Tennent-Brown says. He said how much further... Read More

Rescue helicopter called to SH29 crash

UPDATE 9.29PM: State Highway 29 is now open. The road was closed earlier tonight following a two vehicle crash on the Matamata side of the Kaimai Range. Two... Read More

“It’s dead down there” – Tga CBD needs customers

Tauranga's CBD 'is in crisis” with empty businesses and construction giving the perception it's a 'place to stay away from”. Downtown Tauranga board... Read More

Police make arrests in Ōpōtiki

Ōpōtiki Police have made three arrests following four search warrants for dangerous road user behaviour and other serious criminal offending. "A youth and a... Read More

SH5 Napier – Taupō to open 24/7 from tonight

State Highway 5 from Napier to Taupō will re-open to traffic around the clock from tonight. This crucial link in the state highway network was opened last week... Read More