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Witness appeal after woman and dog’s near miss

A Tauranga woman is sharing her story as a warning to motorists about getting witness details if involved in traffic incidents. Catherine Geeves was lucky not... Read More

NZ Hockey Masters postponed

The nation's largest hockey tournament set to be hosted in Tauranga for the first time since 2005 this week, has been postponed. Set to take place at Tauranga... Read More

Main benefits to increase in line with wages

Main benefits are set to increase by 3.1 per cent on April 1. Social Development and Employment Minister Carmel Sepuloni says the increase is in line with the... Read More

Police encouraged by alert level change response

Police are thanking the public for their patience and cooperation on the first day of checkpoints across the Auckland region under Alert Level 3 restrictions. While... Read More

BOP Skills Leadership Group seeks co-chair

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment is seeking Expressions of Interest for co-chairs to lead the Bay of Plenty Regional Skills Leadership Group... Read More

Covid-19: Two new cases in managed isolation

There are two new cases of Covid-19 in managed isolation. There are two cases of Covid-19 already reported yesterday evening in the community which are part of... Read More

New art gallery opens in Tauranga

Tauranga's vibrant art scene is growing with the addition of a new art space in Te Puna. Tauranga's glitterati and arty crowd celebrated the launch of Gallery... Read More

Brutal filmmaking

Despite the shift to alert level 3 for Auckland, and to alert level 2 for the rest of NZ, the nationwide Vista Foundation 48Hours competition is still able to... Read More

Man dies following stabbing in Eastern BOP

A 31-year-old man has died following a stabbing overnight in the eastern Bay of Plenty. Police report that the stabbing occurred at Waiohau, Whakatane at about... Read More

COVID-19: No new community cases today

1.15pm update: There are no new COVID-19 cases in the community today, says the Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield during a 1pm live Beehive update. ... Read More

Online concert ending Christchurch commemorations

A free concert in Christchurch's botanic gardens as part of the city's 2011 earthquake commemorations will go ahead today as an online-only event, after... Read More

$22.5 million for Powerball player

It will be celebrations all round for a lucky Powerball player from Christchurch after taking home $22.5 million with Powerball First Division in last night's... Read More