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Bella Vista: Homeowners to be locked out of debate

Owners locked out of their homes in the failed Bella Vista development are being locked out of a Tauranga City Council meeting discussing their fate. Property... Read More

NZ brews set gold standard at awards

New Zealand brewers and cider-makers have set the gold standard at the 2018 New World Beer & Cider Awards, taking all but one of the 12 Champion trophies available... Read More

Fate of $30m Matamata bypass to be decided

A bypass for Matamata might mean more trucks off the road, but less shoppers in the CBD. As part of the 10-year plan discussions, Matamata-Piako district councillors... Read More

BNZ to work with those impacted by banking outage

BNZ says it will work with customers who lost money from a power outage that saw its electronic services down for hours on Saturday. The bank has also issued... Read More

Clear skies and cool temperatures

It has been an eventful week of weather for New Zealand as a large area of low pressure brought strong winds, thunderstorms and eventually snow to higher parts... Read More

Expressing peace through art

Peace is a product of a positive mental attitude, while violence is the result of negative thinking. Peace can be interpreted in many ways, but for art student... Read More

Police searching for missing man

Police would like to know the whereabouts of John Emanuel Comer, who also goes by the name of Emanuel. He is aged 34 and described as European, of thin build... Read More

On a Loodicrous mission

It's been described as the mother of all adventures - travelling a third of the earth in a tiny car you nicked from your gran. The annual Mongol Rally is an adventure... Read More

PHOTOS: Maungatapu Underpass Community Day

Plenty of people have taken the chance to walk or cycle the new Maungatapu Underpass today, before it is opened to traffic. The first people came through from... Read More

Bird calling training today

Bird calling identification training is travelling to Katikati this weekend due to popular demand. At the Katikati Community Centre on Beach Road today from 2pm... Read More

Children’s playhouses up for grabs

NZ Certified Builders Rotorua has three castle-themed children's playhouses to give away, and invites local play centres, kindergartens, crèches and other... Read More

The ‘Babes’ of the business world

Forget handshakes and swapping business cards - instead, try making connections in a laid back environment. Boss Babe Brunch is a networking event for young women... Read More