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AI sea craft helps scientists count fish

A robot sea craft is the latest tool NIWA scientists are using to help them count fish. The six-metre-long autonomous vessel is equipped with artificial intelligence... Read More

Covid: 86 new BOP cases, five in Tauranga Hospital

The Ministry of Health is announced 2846 new Covid community cases in New Zealand today. Of those, 86 are in the Bay of Plenty and 19 are in the Lakes DHB region. The... Read More

LIVE: Police provide update on early morning clash

Tensions are rising between police and anti-mandate protesters around the parliamentary precinct with repeated early morning clashes between both parties over... Read More

Cyclone Dovi: adverse event classified

Rural Communities Minister Damien O'Connor has classified severe weather that left a trail of damage across the North Island as a medium-scale adverse event, unlocking... Read More

Council approves commercial rating change proposal

Tauranga Council has approved a proposed rating change for the commercial and industrial sector. In a statement released following Monday's council meeting,... Read More

Police shooting: inquiry looks at psychiatric care

Whether a Waikato District Health Board psychiatrist was remiss in his care of a mentally unwell man shot by police in a suburban street in Thames has become the... Read More

Tauranga visit: Wood announces employment project

The Government is launching a new employment initiative to get local people into work on transport projects being built across the country. This is the latest... Read More

Mum‘s bid to remove son from ‘anti-vax’ dad denied

A mother's bid to have her 12-year-old son removed from his anti-vax father has been rejected by a judge, who said what she was asking was the sort of thing 'that... Read More

Chch earthquake: claims still unsettled 11yrs on

On the 11th anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake, a lawyer dealing with outstanding insurance claims says the city still has a long way to go. A 6.3 magnitude... Read More

Aleh and Meech take out 49erFX title

Jo Aleh admits she's felt a bit rusty getting back into top-level racing but is encouraged by how quickly her new combination with Tauranga's Molly Meech... Read More

Live: police in riot gear as protest continues

Hundreds of police armed with riot shields have stationed themselves around the anti-mandate protest in Wellington this morning. People are pushing against the... Read More

What will the weather bring this week?

MetService is forecasting mostly settled weather as we begin the last full week of meteorological summer, but there are a few exceptions to bear in mind. Skies... Read More