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National puts forward medicinal cannabis regime

National has today lodged a Member's Bill to implement a comprehensive medicinal cannabis regime that would widen access to medicinal cannabis and license high... Read More

Annual Lake Rotoiti drawdown to begin

The annual drawdown of Lake Rotoiti will commence over the coming few days and will see the lake drop 100mm below its normal operating range. Bay of Plenty Regional... Read More

Fair pay from the early years in Tauranga

A number of Tauranga kindergartens are the latest to come on board with securing a fair living wage for its employees. Inspired Kindergartens has announced it... Read More

Price drop to help period poverty

Countdown has dropped the price of its Homebrand and Select sanitary products to make them more affordable for women and girls in New Zealand. Speaking at a Parliamentary... Read More

Thames man jailed for meth possession

A Thames man has been sentenced to seven years in jail following a P bust earlier this month. The 50-year-old man received the jail term when he sentenced on... Read More

Burling and Tuke will try to defend Olympic title

New Zealand sailors Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have confirmed they'll attempt to defend their 49er title at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The pair have also... Read More

Milestone in Southern Pipeline project

A major milestone for the Southern Pipeline harbour crossing project is close to being completed, with the outer steel pipe nearly installed under the harbour... Read More

Bella Vista: Council compo offer ’disappointing’

Former residents of a botched development in Tauranga have described a compensation offer as "heartbreaking". Tauranga City Council signed off on the Bella Vista... Read More

Gold, test tube babies and the weather

In today's forecast we are expecting a fine day but with showers developing tonight. Also southwesterlies. It's a three-clothing and one-windproof layer... Read More

Crown appealing recent Psa litigation ruling

The Crown is appealing a High Court judgement which ruled that the Ministry of Primary Industries was negligent in allowing the deadly Psa disease into New Zealand... Read More

Body found in river identified as missing man

A body found in the Waikato River last week has been identified as that of a man who was reported missing in May. Police have confirmed that the body is that... Read More

Defence Force aids in Fiji cocaine bust

The New Zealand Defence Force has lent a hand to Fiji authorities in retrieving over 12 kilograms of cocaine, found on a remote island last week. Lieutenant Benjamin... Read More