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Awards celebrate top farmers amid protest plans

Plans are in place for a protest outside Mercury Baypark this weekend as Tauranga hosts the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards National Gala dinner. The gala... Read More

Call to action for Asthma Awareness Week

Asthma New Zealand is marking the start of Asthma Awareness Week which runs from May 5 - 9, by rallying Kiwis to take asthma seriously and encouraging people... Read More

Money: FENZ breached firefighter’s privacy

A firefighter who helped pool his colleagues' meal allowances so they could buy groceries and cook meals while on shift has been cleared of any wrongdoing... Read More

Woman wins court order to let her starve to death

A 26-year-old woman with a history of health problems has won an order to 'let nature take its course” - a move that could allow her to starve... Read More

NZ-made e-bike wins gold at global bike show

Two Tauranga entrepreneurs are making their mark on the e-bike industry. Dan Wallace and Anthony Clyde have won gold at an international bicycle fair in China. The... Read More

Bill to ban social media for under-16s introduced

National MP Catherine Wedd is introducing to the biscuit tin a new Members' Bill aiming to ban children under 16 from accessing social media platforms in New... Read More

Tourism alliance aims to boost global visitors

Fifteen of the North Island‘s largest tourism organisations are forming an alliance in an effort to generate interest from key tourism markets including... Read More

Cathedral Cove tracks closed for conifer removal

Tracks to Coromandel‘s Mautohe Cathedral Cove will be closed for two days this week to remove wilding conifers. DoC Coromandel senior ranger Matt Flynn... Read More

Advice to prevent basketball injuries

The 2024-2025 NBA season is drawing to a close, but basketballers around New Zealand are only just beginning their club seasons. To be ready to get back on... Read More

Tree felling on SH29 causes delays on Kaimai Range

Traffic will be detoured on State Highway 29 along the Kaimai Range today due to emergency tree-felling works. A NZTA Waka Kotahi spokesperson said work was... Read More

Takitimu North Link on "solid ground"

Construction on the Takitimu North Link Stage 1 project is progressing after what NZTA is calling a golden construction season. 'With piling on the project... Read More

'Don't die': A mother’s fight against asthma

'I love you, Mummy. Please don't die today.” That's what Jade Stevens five-year-old son whispered to her one morning before school. For Stevens,... Read More