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Additional actions to keep COVID-19 out of NZ

The government is putting in place a suite of additional actions to protect New Zealand from COVID-19, including new emerging variants, COVID-19 Response Minister... Read More

Person hospitalised after water incident in Maketu

A person is in hospital after a water incident in Maketu today. St John was called to the incident near Bledisloe Park Ave just after 11.30am, says a St John... Read More

Tauranga’s shooting range burnt to the ground

The clubhouse building at New Zealand's largest clay shooting and coaching facility in Omanawa has burnt to the ground. Loaded NZ, which offers clay shooting,... Read More

Zoe Kennedy says goodbye

As Zoe Kennedy reflects back on her life in Tauranga, she says something extraordinary. 'Tauranga gave me my dream.” She pauses and smiles. About a week... Read More

More studying online, with education flexibility

A prominent educationalist says with more Kiwi kids engaging in part-time online learning this summer, it's positive that Children's Commissioner Judge Andrew... Read More

No pleas entered for alleged hot pool assault

A second man has been charged in connection with an alleged attack at Rotorua's hotpools. Nikora O'Neill, 21, appeared at Rotorua District Court on Monday where... Read More

Speed skate champ set to establish BOP club

Tauranga could start to see a whole lot more speed skaters on the streets. Romina Rojas, who won a gold medal at the New Zealand Roller Sports Speed Championships... Read More

The secret lives of eels

It's 10pm and NIWA trucks are driving along Thornton beach towards the Rangitaiki river mouth, a 10 minute drive West of Whakatane. At 10:30pm Waikato university... Read More

Drug checking services have reduced harm

New figures released by KnowYourStuffNZ show that drug checking this summer resulted in the vast majority of people who attended drug checking choosing not to... Read More

Govt ‘too relaxed’ over new COVID-19 strains

A former WorkSafe inspector says procedures at airports, ports and MIQ facilities are far too relaxed to prevent one of the new strains of COVID-19 getting into... Read More

Villains of the rock scene

'We are the champions, my friends 'And we'll keep on fighting 'til the end 'We are the champions 'We are the champions.” The lyrics to the iconic... Read More

Mt Ruapehu drops back to alert level one

The Volcanic Alert Level for Mount Ruapehu has been lowered to one. The Department of Conservation closed the summit area of Mount Ruapehu on December 21, 2020.... Read More