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Wedding Show a big hit in the Bay

Wedding fever spread across the Bay of Plenty with a 'really, big full-on day” at the Bay of Plenty Wedding Show on Sunday. But wedding shows are always... Read More

Pink candyfloss clouds at dawn

The weather forecast today is for fine spells, but with a few morning or afternoon showers. Also westerlies. It's a two-clothing layer day today with a high of... Read More

Rents rocket across the NZ - Trade Me

New Zealand's national median rent reached a record-breaking $475 per week in April after a 5.6 per cent jump on last year, according to the latest Trade Me Property... Read More

Urgent solutions needed for NZ agritech

New Zealand's agri sector is facing challenges that require urgent solutions, says the inaugural executive director of the new Agritech New Zealand organisation... Read More

Rescue drill becomes the real deal

A Tauranga Land Search and Rescue team participating in an exercise stumbled across four lost trampers. The exercise was being run in the Kaimai Ranges around... Read More

Two critically injured in train crash

Two people are in critical condition following a crash with a train. Emergency services were called to the crash between the train and car around 10pm on Princess... Read More

UPDATE: One person dead in Kaimai crash

A person has died after a car and motorbike crashed on State Highway 29 near the Kaimai-Mamaku Forest Park. Police said they were called to the crash near Hanga... Read More

SH29 closed due to crash on Kaimai Range

Reports are coming in of a crash between a motorcycle and car on the Hamilton side of the Kaimai Range. The road is currently closed. Motorists are advised to seek... Read More

Southerly change on the way

A series of low pressure centres filing past Stewart Island will bring an unsettled westerly weather pattern to the country this week, with the first low pressure... Read More

Call for bold decisions on transport

A call for Tauranga City Council to take action on transport issues was made in Long Term Plan Submissions from lobby group Greater Tauranga. Delivered by Bike... Read More

Two-vehicle crash on Hewletts Road

Traffic has been blocked from one lane of Hewletts Road this afternoon following a two-vehicle crash on the busy stretch of motorway. A police spokesperson says... Read More

PM to appear as hologram

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will set a world first as she attends and opens Techweek, in Tauranga, in holographic form. The prime minister will be the world's... Read More