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Firearms Safety Code now in reo Māori

Although there are at least 234,000 firearms licence holders in New Zealand, the Firearms Safety Authority - Te Tari Pūreke - estimates that between 7 - 10... Read More

Plenty for Bay team to consider in cricket ahead

Element IMF Cadets opening bowler, Isaac White, has written his name onto his club's honours board in style following taking seven wickets including... Read More

Emergency callout: Chemical smell at Port

UPDATE: A strong chemical smell at the Port of Tauranga has led to at least one worker being taken to hospital. Workers detected a sickening chemical smell... Read More

Melbourne Cup 2023: All you need to know

There's no greater reminder that we're into November already than the arrival of Melbourne Cup day. It's billed as the race that stops the nation... Read More

Labour's caucus to vote on Hipkins' leadership

Labour's caucus will today vote on whether to endorse Chris Hipkins as the party's leader. The 34 MPs will gather away from Parliament for the vote,... Read More

A cool week with some rain

MetService is forecasting a week of cool temperatures with rain and thunderstorms for some areas, but a lot of the South Island will be on the drier side. A... Read More

'Rustling Charlie' facing 13 fraud charges

Police have arrested the man dubbed ‘Rustling Charlie' on 13 charges of fraud. Charlie Thompson pleaded not guilty in the Rotorua District Court on... Read More

Surf life saving patrol season starts

Beaches in the eastern region of the North Island are starting to get busy again, following Sunday, with hundreds of beachgoers reported in Mount Maunganui and... Read More

Govt facial recognition system to have more tests

Facial recognition technology has failed half the time in tests of a landmark government system, adding to the costs, time and questions around it. OIA documents... Read More

Medallist's earthquake mission

Having raised more than $67 million of funding and produced 400 technical publications and 140+ peer-reviewed publications in top journals, his work has been... Read More

Loss of carpark in Tauranga 'will hurt businesses'

Tauranga CBD businesses are urging the council to delay the closure of a key carpark as it will 'hurt businesses”. The Strand waterfront carpark - with... Read More

Cameron Road: Resurfacing and closures

The Eleventh Avenue intersection east is expected to be fully closed from today, Monday, November 6, for three weeks, weather dependent. Work is now underway... Read More