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Tauranga election: A guide for voters

Tauranga will choose who will be running their city for the first time in five years on Saturday. Here's everything you need know ahead of the polls closing... Read More

Beauty queens tap into the power of sisterhood

Deconstructing the American idea of beauty” and celebrating diversity is a key talking point for the Miss Rotorua beauty pageant, says director Kharl... Read More

Wet start to the weekend

Possible heavy rain for eastern and northern parts of the North Island is being forecast on Friday and Saturday as a low pressure system brushes past east of... Read More

‘Aviation history’ finds new Tauranga home

Tauranga's aviation museum will become the permanent home to a replica of what's believed to be the world's oldest powered flying aircraft. Classic Flyers... Read More

One critically injured in crash

One person is in critical condition following a serious crash. Emergency services were called to the single vehicle crash on Waihi Whangamata Road, near Parakiwai... Read More

Tauranga’s commissioners on their big wins

In early 2021 Tauranga's future was 'pretty bleak”. The city's council had been sacked, the CBD was littered with empty shops, and the Covid pandemic gripped... Read More

Fun times with fungi in Tauranga

We couldn't live without them, yet to most of us they're a mystery. The first-ever Fungi Fest NZ Community Day is being held in Tauranga on Sunday and aims... Read More

BOP teen on top of shooting world

A Paengaroa teenager has become the youngest person to win the world championship in clay target shooting. Seventeen-year-old James Sullivan took the top... Read More

Could this be NZ’s next dark sky reserve?

An increase in visitors hoping to catch the southern lights is resulting in a call for the Catlins to be made a dark sky reserve. On Wednesday, Owaka Going... Read More

Benefit sanctions surge by more than 50%

Beneficiaries are feeling the impact of the government's tougher stance - with the number of sanctions issued in the June quarter this year up more than... Read More

Insulation cost 'small' for standard home

Renters advocates and a builders association say the potential retraction of new insulation standards is a backwards step for the country. The government... Read More

Neighbour reflects on loss of ‘godsend’

The neighbour who mowed a former Rotorua reserve set to be used for housing says it is a shame to see the 'godsend” go - but 'progress is progress”. Geoff... Read More