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Vodafone gives staff Friday afternoons off

Vodafone staff have been told they can have every Friday from 2pm off, from now until the end of February. If people work rostered hours, where they cannot leave... Read More

Child car stickers will help in emergencies

Car seat stickers that enable children to be easily identified have arrived in Tauranga. The St John child car seat identification stickers are designed to provide... Read More

Tauranga early childcare teacher disciplined

An early childcare teacher has been censured for serious misconduct after a three-year-old was left bruised after being picked up "rugby style" and squeezed. The... Read More

Whooping cough bug becoming ‘smarter’

Australian researchers are warning that whooping cough is evolving, and new vaccines will be key to combat it in the future. New South Wales researchers examined... Read More

White Island eruption forces tough reset

Oliver Dobbin says it's impossible not to think of the eruption which killed 20 people when he looks out at Whakaari/White Island from Ōhope Beach, as he... Read More

Ngatai Road improvements start today

Works on Ngatai Road in Tauranga are starting today. "The improvement works will be on Ngatai Road between Otumoetai Road and the Matua Saltmarsh," says a post... Read More

Bike Month rolls round with events for all ages

Bike Month is back in February with a month-long calendar of more than 20 pedal-powered events, activities and workshops suitable for all ages and abilities.... Read More

Tauranga CBD a ‘desirable suburb of the future’

Tauranga Mayor Tenby Powell wants to change the perception of the CBD into one of a desirable suburb of the future. This comes on the back of an article recently... Read More

Community days to gather Island View Reserve ideas

Waihi Beach locals are invited to a family fun day at Island View Reserve to share their views on a barbeque and play project being planned to enhance the recreational... Read More

High house prices ‘a threat to the middle class’

Nurses, teachers and other middle class professionals are increasingly unable to buy homes in the cities where they work, with every housing market in the country... Read More

SH2 Aro Aro Bridge works to start next week

Strengthening works to Aro Aro Bridge on State Highway 2 in the Waioeka Gorge will get underway from Tuesday, January 28. The works are expected to take... Read More

Big Dry over northern NZ increasing

Back in September 2019 WeatherWatch.co.nz alluded to northern NZ catching Australia's dry - now even more dry weather is forecast. THE STATE OF THE NATION: The... Read More