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Sharing a passion for locomotives

All aboard locomotive lovers and anyone railway curious about the Tauranga Model Marine and Engineering Club. The club has been holding the first half... Read More

Mental Health Film Festival heading to Tauranga

A girl, a rugby loss and a chance encounter on a bridge - those are the makings of a powerful short film that features in the inaugural Aotearoa Mental Health... Read More

Oliver's pūteketeke v sanctuary's kākāriki

As people around the world have been flocking to vote for their favourite feathered bird in NZ's Forest and Bird's Bird of the Century competition before... Read More

Vaping reaches epidemic level among NZ youth

Regulators' attempts to create a smoke-free New Zealand have allowed vaping to emerge as a public health threat which has now reached 'epidemic” levels... Read More

Very settled weather today

WeatherWatch is reporting that a large high pressure system is sitting over New Zealand today. This is bringing settled and mostly sunny weather. "There... Read More

Wood chip truck rolls near Rotoma blocking highway

Emergency services are responding to a truck and trailer crash on State Highway 30. "A freight truck with a trailer containing wood chips has rolled on SH... Read More

Governor-General to extend caretaker government

Chris Hipkins and Christopher Luxon have agreed the Governor General will be advised to extend the current caretaker government arrangements today until a new... Read More

What's on: Armistice Day, dog games, expo

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Today is also Armistice Day. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. Armistice Day, also... Read More

Fifth wave of Covid-19 hitting New Zealand

A leading epidemiologist says it appears the country is experiencing a fifth wave of Covid-19. Te Whatu Ora is reporting more than 5800 confirmed cases of... Read More

Paralytic toxins detected in shellfish

New Zealand Food Safety is advising the public not to collect or consume shellfish gathered from the Northland East Coast because of paralytic shellfish toxins. In... Read More

A plan for waste - it’s not a waste of time

Construction and demolition waste, mobile phones and white ware could get a second chance at life, with an upcycled approach to how we manage waste across the... Read More

T-junction replaced with safer intersection

The intersection of State Highway 30 and State Highway 33 - Te Ngae Junction (Whakatāne turnoff) is 'significantly safer” with the completion of a new... Read More