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Health NZ responds to meth contaminated lollies

Health NZ is responding to the discovery of methamphetamine contaminated lollies this week. "Following confirmation by the Drug Foundation on Tuesday that... Read More

Te Puke firefighters win NZ drivers’ challenge

Te Puke Volunteer Fire Brigade has shown it has some of the best fire truck drivers in the country. A five-strong team competed in the United Fire Brigades'... Read More

Submissions open into banking competition inquiry

The New Zealand Government's Finance and Expenditure Committee is now taking submissions for its inquiry into banking competition, with a particular focus... Read More

Signs of hope for under-pressure honey industry

The honey industry is under pressure with rising input costs and falling demand, but industry group Apiculture New Zealand says there are green shoots starting... Read More

Three hospitalised after tasting meth 'lolly'

Police say 16 meth 'lollies' have been recovered so far but they are unclear how many are still out there. Operation Tirade has been launched... Read More

Farmers fail in bid for greater representation

Some Rangitāiki Plains farmers are paying as much as $150,000 in targeted rates to the Bay of Plenty Regional Council, but feel they're not getting a fair representation... Read More

Reserve Bank cuts official cash rate to 5.25%

The Reserve Bank has cut the official cash rate by 25 basis points - the first reduction in more than four years. The central bank says price pressures were... Read More

SH2 road rehabilitation, delays expected

Two sections of road rehabilitation work on State Highway 2 will be under way soon towards Whakatāne in the Western Bay of Plenty, and road users should expect... Read More

Two planes crash at Waihi Beach

Emergency services are responding to a crash involving two planes at Waihi Beach. A SunLive reader at Surf Shack says that a plane has crashed into another... Read More

Will interest rates finally be cut today?

Expectations are building that the Reserve Bank will cut the official cash rate on Wednesday for the first time in more than four years. Wholesale interest... Read More

'Liquid-gold' donations needed to meet demand

New Zealand's plasma supply is at a tipping point, as demand for this ‘liquid gold' in our blood continues to increase by over 10 per cent year on year.... Read More

Distinctive dirt bikes stolen in Rotorua ram raid

The owner of a Rotorua motorbike shop says he feels 'shattered” and is 'still shaking” after 11 people in three cars ram-raided his store, stole... Read More