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Fog in capital causes more disruption of flights

Fog blanketing Wellington Airport and disrupting almost all flights may not clear until mid-morning. The fog rolled into the city yesterday afternoon, causing... Read More

Riders may feel they have target on their backs

It's tough when you have a big No.1 plastered over the front and sides of your motorcycle - everyone has you in their gun sights, wants to shoot you down... Read More

Bay of Plenty firefighters deploy to Australia

Firefighters from the Bay of Plenty are on their way to join the fight against Australia's wildfires. They are part of a 21-strong contingent in Fire and Emergency... Read More

Sirens sounding due to systems fault

Update 10.23pm: Civil Defence have sent out a text alert this evening to notify the public that the sirens sounding earlier were due to a fault and that there... Read More

Meditation for the masses

When the crowd goes into deep meditation at Simpson Reserve next weekend they will reflect on four deaths - four young people from Papamoa who took their own lives... Read More

Peering into a community

Groups working in the Tauranga social sector will soon receive a hand-up. SociaLink launched its Community Insights Lab this week, an initiative set to collect... Read More

Yay or neigh for cycleway

Some Tauranga horse riders are calling for increased accessibility on cycle tracks around the region, saying they are fed up with being restricted to paddocks... Read More

Settled weather continuing next week

A ridge of high pressure has been responsible for warm, settled weather for much of the country this weekend, says MetService meteorologist Ciaran Doolin. 'The... Read More

Stock up on reading material for the year

Auckland Anniversary Weekend sees the 20th anniversary of the Mount's successful annual book fair. Hosted jointly by Mount Maunganui and District Lioness... Read More

Iwi headed to court over water bottling consent

A Whakatane iwi and an environmental group are appealing a court decision allowing China's largest water bottler to take more than a billion litres of groundwater... Read More

Public safety concerns due to cyclone swell

Surf Life Saving NZ is urging beachgoers to be extra vigilant next week if they are visiting the East Coast. Due to the low-pressure systems in the Pacific created... Read More

Tauranga Air Show a soaring success

Crowds by the thousands gathered at the Tauranga Airport on Saturday to watch planes of all different shapes and sizes take over the sky. The Classics of the... Read More