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Health Select Committee to look into aged care

The Health Select Committee has agreed to undertake an inquiry into aged care provision, the scope of which will include the current and future capacity of the... Read More

Cold front bringing strong southwesterlies

MetService says a cold front will be spreading gale southwesterlies across much of New Zealand during Saturday and Sunday. "The strongest winds are likely... Read More

One person in critical condition following crash

One person is in a critical condition following a vehicle crash in South Waikato. Police are responding to a two-vehicle crash involving a motorbike on Lawrence... Read More

2024 FMG Region-off season launched

The 2024 FMG Young Farmer of the Year Region-off is underway. FMG is reminding locals to get on board with earning points to keep their region at the top... Read More

Waikato and BOP state highway works for May

While the focus for maintenance contractors across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty region has turned to reactive activities, a number of infrastructure projects... Read More

Whakaari/White Island raised again to Level 3

GNS Science has issued a new Volcanic Alert Bulletin late this morning for Whakaari/White Island volcano, with the alert level back up to 3 with aviation setting... Read More

Magic v Pulse at Mercury Baypark Arena

Excitement is building for the Magic versus Pulse battle at Mercury Baypark Arena in Tauranga today. The game gets underway at 4pm with the Magic fiercely... Read More

Detector dog puts up his paws for retirement

After sniffing out close to $2 million in cash, kilograms of drugs and countless firearms and ammunition, detector dog champion Floyd is putting up his paws... Read More

Historic plant library, a record of biodivesity

Over 40,000 dried and pressed plants neatly filed in the University of Canterbury Herbarium make up a vital botanical library that dates back over 150 years.... Read More

Digital infant in world-first psychology research

Meet BabyX, a digital infant looking for someone to play with. BabyX is a hyper-realistic computer-generated simulation of a human infant. In a world first,... Read More

What's on: markets, cross country, YouthFest

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService is forecasting a fine day ahead, apart... Read More

Sevens teams named for winner takes all finale

The All Blacks Sevens and Black Ferns Sevens will travel to Spain this weekend with their focus set on the winner-takes-all Final tournament in Madrid. While... Read More