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Te Puke still in with a slim chance for playoffs

New World Te Puke, have kept their slim chances of qualifying for the Versatile Tauranga Williams Cup playoffs alive, after the penultimate round of the qualifying... Read More

No new NZ Coronavirus cases today, tests continue

The Ministry of Health has today confirmed there are no fresh coronavirus cases in New Zealand. The Ministry says the tally of officially diagnosed cases of the... Read More

International Women‘s Day calls for gender parity

Today, being International Women's Day, is an appropriate opportunity to hear some thoughts from one of our city's wahine toa, Fiona McTavish, who is the Chief... Read More

1,800+ schoolchildren explore marine science

This last week, schoolchildren from across New Zealand travelled with LEARNZ and the Sustainable Seas Challenge to discover what's threatening mussels/kuku... Read More

Era of Emil rolls on at Crankworx

As Emil Johansson from Sweden entered the finish corral after his second run in a victory train with fellow Red Bull athlete Erik Fedko from Germany, his win secured,... Read More

Medical centre urges patients to call Healthline

Tara Road Medical Centre in Papamoa have taken to their Facebook page to ask people not to turn up at the centre if they think they may have symptoms of Coronavirus,... Read More

What‘s on - Women’s Day, chess, walkathon

Kia ora and welcome to Sunday. I tenei ra he whakanui i nga wahine. Today we are expecting a mainly fine day with high cloud, light winds and afternoon sea breezes. It's... Read More

Powerball and Strike roll over

Powerball and Strike have both rolled over last night, meaning there is a combined prize pool of $7.4 million up for grabs on Wednesday night. Powerball was... Read More

Fifth NZ case of COVID-19

The Ministry of Health has confirmed New Zealand's fifth positive COVID-19 test which fits the existing pattern of spread primarily within families. This positive... Read More

Taking action at Sustainable Day out

Sustainable Day Out is an event a part of the month-long calendar of events of Sustainable Backyards. Project manager for Envirohub Liesel Carnie says the Sustainable... Read More

Keeping our beaches sandy

Sand is something we lie on, walk the dogs on, play cricket on - so many things come to mind when someone says sand, but how do our beaches and bays stay sandy? Around... Read More

A simple, clean shot

Archery is one of the oldest arts still practised today - probably dating back to the Stone Age - around 20,000BC. Ancient Egyptians popularised it by using bows... Read More