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Southern Ocean storm spreads gales into NZ

A storm centred near Antarctica with very low air pressure will push gales and heavy rain into parts of New Zealand over the coming days, says a MetService spokesperson.... Read More

Infracore workers strike for living wage

Seventy-five workers at Rotorua's council-controlled organisation InfraCore who would normally be tending to the city's garden beds and graves were instead waving... Read More

SH2 Waihī to Ōmokoroa Project Update

NZTA Waka Kotahi say their crews have had a busy start to the year, making the most of the dry weather and longer days to continue to progress the safety of... Read More

Double homicide: Police make arrest

UPDATE 7.52AM: A 29-year-old man is facing charged following a brawl which left two people dead and other badly injured. A homicide investigation was launched... Read More

2024 Ngarimu VC scholarships announced

Thirteen Māori students have been awarded Ngarimu VC and 28th (Māori) Battalion Memorial Scholarships and Awards in recognition of their dedication and outstanding... Read More

Give Wayne a wave

Meet recent NZTA Waka Kotahi's Roadworker of the Week Wayne Nepe. Wayne holds the role of General Hand in HEB Construction's State Highway 2 Waihī... Read More

Ōmokoroa greenwaste hours extended

Calling all Ōmokoroa green-thumbs… "As the community blossoms and grows, we've noticed an increasing demand for our greenwaste drop-off service,"... Read More

Calling all Matariki idea-makers for Ōpōtiki

Every year for Matariki, staff at Ōpōtiki isite coordinate a calendar of events that stretches over several weeks to educate, celebrate, and mark the annual... Read More

Homicide investigation launched in Gisborne

Two men have died and a homicide investigation is under way following a large altercation in Gisborne overnight. At 11.30pm, on Saturday, March 23, Police... Read More

Is it Crankworx Rotorua without a bit of rain?

Today's history-making Maxxis Slopestyle in Memory of McGazza is providing a platform for women to compete in a Diamond Level Slopestyle event for the first... Read More

Youth like the sound of jazz

More than 600 secondary students from across New Zealand will perform in The Wright Family Foundation 46th National Youth Jazz Competition in Tauranga this week. The... Read More

6.7M quake in PNG, no tsunami threat to NZ

A 6.7M has struck a remote part of northern Papua New Guinea on Sunday morning. The NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu initially reported the... Read More