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Tauranga workshop aims to demystify meth

An upcoming workshop in Tauranga is set to demystify current beliefs, present the ‘cold-hard facts” and offer solutions surrounding methamphetamine... Read More

Relief teacher shortage forces drastic measures

Rural schools have struggled to find enough relief teachers during the winter flu season with at least one sending students home because of a lack of staff. Official... Read More

Young family lose almost everything in house fire

A Western Bay of Plenty home has been razed by fire this evening. Firefighters were called to the blaze on Arawa Road, in Pongakawa, around 6.30pm to find the... Read More

More than 500 Kiwis living with undiagnosed HIV

There are around 3500 people living with HIV in New Zealand, but estimates show that over 500 don't know it. A 2018 survey by the New Zealand AIDS Foundation... Read More

Tarakihi catch reduction supported

Fisheries Inshore New Zealand (FINZ) is supportive of the announcement today that tarakihi catch on the East Coast will be reduced by 20 percent while the commercial... Read More

Cigna supports mental health for Kiwi kids

Cigna New Zealand has partnered with Life Education Trust to support mental health education in schools. The children's mental and physical health charity is... Read More

Maunganui Road water shutdown

Residents living on Maunganui Road will be without water tomorrow night. Properties from 635 Maunganui Road and 644 Maunganui Road will be affected between 10pm... Read More

Man released from hospital following BOP stabbing

A man involved in a stabbing earlier today in the Bay of Plenty, has been discharged from hospital. The man was transported to Whakatane Hospital following an... Read More

One injured in Welcome Bay crash

Update 4.15pm - One person has been injured following a crash in Welcome Bay. Police were called to the scene of a two-car crash on Welcome Bay Rd about 3.35pm,... Read More

Further arrests made in BOP raids

More people will face drug and firearms charges following the execution of a number of search warrants this morning. A total of seven people have been arrested... Read More

Eastern Bay schools get BikeReady

Eastern Bay Road Safety Programme partners, ACC and NZTA, have invested in a national cycling education system through a programme called BikeReady. The BikeReady... Read More

Mobile meth lab found in Hauraki

Four people have been arrested after a mobile P lab was uncovered in a Waikato home. The discovery was made when Waikato police undertook a pre-dawn raid at... Read More