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New Zealander of the Year nominations still open

Sports are dominating nominations for Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards Ngā Tohu Pou Kōhure o Aotearoa - with seven days to go! The countdown is... Read More

SH2 closed: Large slip blocking highway

State Highway 2 in the Bay of Plenty is closed and is likely to be so for a few days, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. A large slip has fallen overnight,... Read More

Life Flight saving more lives in central NZ

Life Flight is able to save more lives in the Central North Island thanks to a $1 million grant from New Zealand Community Trust. Life Flight, bolstered by... Read More

Waikato boxer returns with massive win

Waikato boxer Floyd Masson is celebrating a massive stoppage win following a New Zealander versus New Zealander battle in Australia. The Te Awamutu-born boxer... Read More

Polar pop: Cool air heads up NZ

Freezing air from Antarctica is spreading up the South Island and lower North Island on Monday before being quickly pushed eastwards out over the Pacific Ocean... Read More

Motocross riders to assemble in Taupo

It will be celebration time in Taupo like never before in just a few weeks' time when the innovative and pioneering Taupo Motorcycle Club marks its 50th anniversary. For... Read More

Traffic hazard: Calls for safety barriers removed

A badly injured forklift driver and upset residents and road users are demanding nearly three dozen concrete cycle lane separators be removed from Mount... Read More

The scale of power poverty in New Zealand

Consumer NZ estimates about 140,000 households had to take out a loan to cover their power bill in the past year. "Across the country, the cost of electricity... Read More

Police impersonators targeting vulnerable elderly

Police are aware of reports emerging in several police districts where people have received a scam phone call over a landline from someone claiming to be a Police... Read More

Unleash the power of poetry!

Tauranga Library will be the vibrant heart of poetic expression as it hosts the 2024 New Zealand National Poetry Day event, Kupu Waiata - Singing Word, next... Read More

Flu expert: "Covid-19 will be with us forever"

It may not be the topic of many conversations now, but more than 1500 people a week are still contracting Covid-19 in New Zealand and three or four people a... Read More

Snowfall warning issued for Desert Road/SH1

MetService has issued a snowfall warning for the Desert Road - State Highway 1. The warning is valid for 15 hours from 7am - 10pm Monday, August 19. "Snow... Read More