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NZ organisation gifts ambulances to Ukraine

An epic journey that started mid-last year with a phone call to New Zealand from beleaguered Kharkiv, ended in July with seven decommissioned New Zealand ambulances... Read More

Safety warning issued around seaweed tonic

New Zealand Food Safety is advising people not to consume a seaweed tonic being sold in a glass bottle labelled 'NZ Focuidan” or an unlabelled bottle. 'The... Read More

The rewards of coaching Para athletes

Hamish Meacheam says coaching Para athletes made him not only a better coach but a better person. The community manager at Athletics New Zealand has been... Read More

Medicinal cannabis: Regulation overhaul a go

Medicinal cannabis producers are looking at growing more plants and exploring different product options as regulations are being relaxed. The government has... Read More

Community input shapes park masterplans

Optimising community spaces for sports organisations and the wider community were at the forefront of Tauranga City Council decision to adopt updated masterplans... Read More

Last minute stay of execution for parklets

A last-minute plea from Ataturk Turkish Kebab shop owner Jahn Ozgur has deferred the removal of 'parklet” dining platforms from carparks on The Strand. Whakatāne... Read More

Grenfell reappointed as TCC CE

Tauranga City Council's Marty Grenfell remain as cheif executive of the organisation for another five years. Commission chair Anne Tolley announced the... Read More

Kiwi develops upcycled kumara gelato

A Kiwi patisserie engineer has developed the world's first gelato made from upcycled toka toka (gold) kumara. The culinary innovation is part of a new initiative... Read More

Basketball buddies big and small at AIMS Games

The ball hits the hoop and rebounds high into the air - so high it flies over the heads of every player on court, except for one. Zahkiel Bennett-Vaimauga... Read More

Tauranga foundation announces $3.3M funding

A total of 226 different charitable organisations and scholarship and award programmes will be thrilled to receive their share of $3.3M from this year's... Read More

2023's winter the fifth-warmest on record

New Zealand has just had the fifth-warmest winter on record, the relatively hot June and July offset somewhat by a below-average August - the first month since... Read More

Warrant to arrest – Tom Phillips

Waikato Police investigating an aggravated robbery in Te Kuiti from May have now obtained a warrant to arrest for Tom Phillips. Recent developments in our... Read More