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Median barriers: Residents protest on SH2

Protestors are lining the roadsides between Matahui Rd and Morton Rd to protest NZTA's decision to resume works on SH2 median barriers. Yesterday NZTA released... Read More

Secret squirrel as AIMS stars line up

Mackenzie Wagstaff is sworn to secrecy. The Year 13 Mount Maunganui College student is helping to prepare a top secret orienteering course for this year's Zespri... Read More

Concerns raised over Whakaari monitoring

Whakatāne Mayor Victor Luca says a lack of monitoring of Whakaari-White Island is putting the whole Eastern Bay community at an increased risk in the case of... Read More

New plan for Scott Base redevelopment

Antarctica New Zealand is this week releasing a plan that resets the Scott Base Redevelopment project after undertaking an options analysis in late 2023 and... Read More

Squash: King eyeing Dame Susan Devoy’s record

Kiwi No 1 Joelle King will look to knock legend Dame Susan Devoy off the top at this weekend's New Zealand Squash Championships in Tauranga. The eight-time... Read More

Tauranga netball swaps Blake Park for Baypark

Tauranga Netball Centre is on the move to Baypark after residing at Mount Maunganui's Blake Park for more than 40 years. The move was given the green light... Read More

Tauranga Boys’ defeat Hamilton in Super 8

A Super 8 home final is now a very real prospect for Tauranga Boys' after they beat defending champions Hamilton Boys' 20-18 in a thrilling contest in Hamilton... Read More

More frosty weather as temperatures plummet

The start of July has been a true reminder that we are in the middle of winter, and MetService forecasts that the chilly weather is set to continue. Calm... Read More

NZ home values continue to weaken in June

Amidst a raft of policy changes, the renewed weakness in New Zealand's home values continued in June. CoreLogic's House Price Index fell 0.5 er cent... Read More

Council asked to keep Te Puna Station Road closed

A Western Bay of Plenty hapū wants a slip damaged road in Te Puna to remain closed because it is an 'incredible site of value”. Slips damaged Te Puna... Read More

Retail slump nears 80s sharemarket crash

New Zealanders are giving up spending at a rate that surpasses the downturn of the global financial crisis (GFC), and is close to passing that of the 1980s sharemarket... Read More

Kiwi genetic technologies in food production

New Zealanders are cautiously open to the use of genetic technologies in the country's food production systems, according to new research. More than a third... Read More