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Bridge closure on SH25, Tairua to Hikuai

The Hikuai River Bridge will be closed overnight next week to allow for the installation of capping beams. "The Hikuai River Bridge will be closed overnight... Read More

Overnight road closure on HB Expressway

Two stretches of State Highway 2 / Hawke's Bay Expressway will close overnight on Sunday (19 May) for urgent repairs to median barrier wire rope. One section... Read More

Young voices headline Long Term Plan

'A perfect District is a District that has something for everyone... a perfect District is a District that everyone feels good in.” These wise words... Read More

SH29 Takitimu Drive Toll Road lane closures

Motorists are advised to plan ahead for 7 nights of southbound lane closures on the State Highway 29 Takitimu Drive Toll Road. On Wednesday 22 May and Thursday... Read More

Rotorua activist, 95, joins Gaza protest

It's a brisk Thursday afternoon and Bernie Hornfeck is sitting on a concrete block waving a Palestinian flag outside Rotorua MP Todd McClay's office. The... Read More

Feeding native ecosystems with waste

University of Canterbury researchers are pioneering the use of treated sewage to restore native plants on Te Pātaka-o-Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula. Research​​... Read More

28-year-old arrested after overnight incident

A seriously hurt man is in Tauranga hospital, while a 28-year-old has been arrested following an incident overnight. Police took the 28-year-old man into... Read More

Why New Zealand needs prostate screening programme

Inviting all New Zealand men over 50 for a simple blood test will advance early treatment and reduce deaths from the most common male cancer, says a Europe-based... Read More

Stories from 56 years of fostering

'The hardest part is when you see them return or go back to the parent or move somewhere else because you become attached to them like your own children,”... Read More

Help keep our community warm!

Residents in nearly 100 Bay of Plenty homes were kept toasty and warm last year thanks to Sustainability Options, which provides free sustainable living advice in... Read More

Remember the Battle of Crete

The New Zealand Battle of Crete Association will host their annual commemorative service to honour the 83rd anniversary of the May 1941 battle. NZBCA invites... Read More

Polynesian Panthers enlighten Tauranga students

'We need to know the truth about New Zealand history.” These are the words of Tauranga Girls' College Year 10 student Aaria Tuhakaraina after she and fellow... Read More