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Injured tramper rescued from Kaimai Range

A 64-year-old woman is recovering in hospital after being rescued from the Kaimai Range. The woman suffered a serious leg injury while tramping along the... Read More

GRAPHIC: SPCA list of shame revealed

A dog left emaciated beyond belief, a duffle bag full of puppies bound with tape and sheep left emaciated, in pain and covered in maggots, are some of the cases... Read More

Some Tauranga Council committees to be disbanded

Tauranga City Council's commissioners have adopted an interim committee structure which will see most of the Council's standing committees disbanded, in the short-term. At... Read More

DOC ranger set to retire after 37 years

After 37 years with the Department of Conservation, Waikato Ranger Chris Annandale is into his last summer with the organisation. Chris Annandale will get a few... Read More

Anaru walks the talk with Mayor Webber

Anaru Palmer has his sights set on becoming a better person by making the world a better place - an ambitious quest that he is already taking bold steps to accomplish. Anaru,... Read More

Witness describes murder accused‘s behaviour

One of the men on trial over the shooting and robbery at the Red Fox Tavern more than 30 years ago, practised firing a gun at the vineyard where he'd been... Read More

Rotorua’s lakes are on the mend

A freshwater enthusiast in Romania has studied decades of data on Rotorua's lakes and found water quality is on an upward trajectory, with Lake Rotorua most improved. But... Read More

Upgrades to holidays act on the way

Several new changes to the Holidays Act will come into effect in 2022. This comes as the Government has accepted all of the Holidays Act Taskforce's recommended... Read More

Motocross pecking order changes at Rotorua

All bets are off now after the dust settled at round two of the 2021 New Zealand Motocross Championships near Rotorua at the weekend. The series is now at the... Read More

Parents fed up with $75 school bus fare

Parents of some students at Tauriko School are growing frustrated at having to pay for bus travel for their children to attend school. Families living in... Read More

New creative service launched

A newly launched creative service aims to support up to 1000 creative careers across three regions over, the next two years. Minister for Arts, Culture... Read More

Salvation Army report paints ‘gloomy future’

The 14th annual State of the Nation report from the Salvation Army reveals the poorest and most vulnerable suffered the worst effects from COVID-19. The... Read More