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Survivor calls for law targeting coercive control

Warning: This story deals with intimate partner violence and self-harm. A survivor of intimate partner violence has called for coercive control to be criminalised,... Read More

Brothel in suburbia: Mount home seized

Over the course of May Chen's time as a madam, police believe she may have illegally employed as many as 150 women as sex workers and pulled in up to $1.8... Read More

Snoop Dog concert axed after court fallout

Snoop Dogg's sole New Zealand concert has officially been put down, just three days out from the event. The show, which would have seen the California... Read More

Puppy found with bullet wound, broken hip

Warning, this story contains some graphic details some people may find distressing. A woman has been banned from owning animals for three years after SPCA... Read More

Pāpāmoa celebrates Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori

Chalk, water, and grass. That's all Kenrick Smith used for his painting of the Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori logo on Pāpāmoa Primary School's field. The land... Read More

Body found on Western Bay of Plenty beach

A body has been found on a Western Bay of Plenty beach. Emergency services are at an incident, said police. "At around 8.15am emergency services received... Read More

Risque council dance moves become TikTok hit

Whakatāne District Council staff have busted out some racy dance moves in a video aimed at raising voter awareness, clocking more than 133,000 views on TikTok... Read More

Mayor backs redesigned aquatic centre project

Tauranga City Council has confirmed its intention to progress with a redesigned Memorial Park Aquatic Centre to be built on the site of the existing Memorial... Read More

Black Caps name squad for T20 at Bay Oval

The Black Caps' pace-bowling stocks have been bolstered by the return of Kyle Jamieson and Ben Sears for the upcoming Chappell-Hadlee Trophy KFC T20I series... Read More

Recall of Deep brand Green Garlic product

New Zealand Food Safety is supporting Vimms Enterprise Limited in its recall of a batch of Deep brand Green Garlic due to the possible presence of Salmonella. Deep... Read More

Partial solar eclipse to be visible across NZ

New Zealand is in for another celestial treat next week with a partial solar eclipse, which will only be visible for a handful of countries. It comes only... Read More

Avocado growers count losses after weekend wind

Orchards around the Bay of Plenty have been hammered by strong winds as the avocado harvest gets under way. Growers around the Bay and Coromandel have... Read More