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Beach Hop revs up this weekend

Repco Beach Hop has shifted into high gear, bringing tens of thousands of visitors and their classic cars to the Coromandel district for the festival which runs... Read More

Versatile Tauranga Williams Cup down to four teams

Four Baywide premier sides will engage in hostilities today, Saturday, March 23, which will propel the winners to final at the Bay Oval, on Easter Saturday. Nine... Read More

Mental health & addiction services for EDs

Mental health and addiction specialists will begin working at emergency departments at four large hospitals this year, the government says. The scheme will... Read More

Caroline Buchanan and Garret Mechem take gold

The action continues at Crankworx Rotorua today with Super Saturday, featuring the Specialized Dual Slalom and the Crankworx Rotorua Pump Track Challenge, topped... Read More

Rotorua MP seeks extra police for the city

Rotorua MP Todd McClay says he has no qualms about calling in police reinforcements to deal with gangs. New special search powers are now available to police,... Read More

Kawerau sets budget for annual plan

Kawerau's residential ratepayers face rates increases of between 13.2 per cent and 13.5 per cent dependent on the capital value of their property, if the proposed... Read More

What's on - multicultural festival, art, music

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService is forecasting a partly cloudy day,... Read More

One seriously injured following crash on SH25

One person has received serious injuries following a vehicle crash in Thames on Friday evening. Emergency services attended the scene of a serious single-vehicle... Read More

Loving life on wheels

Nomadic souls in motorhomes, drawn from every corner of the country, are sharing a common passion for the open road. As they set up their lakeside campsites,... Read More

More than 400 jobs may be cut at MOH and MPI

More than 400 jobs could go as the Ministry for Primary Industries and the Ministry of Health look to cut their budgets. The Ministry for Primary Industries... Read More

Have a Go Try-athlon at Omokoroa

On Saturday, it's time for a day of fun at the annual Apata ‘Have a Go Try-athlon'. Calling all kids aged between 5 and 13, the highly anticipated annual... Read More

Council reverses decision on library service cuts

Ōpōtiki residents are being reassured their library services are safe after the council looked to cut costs across a range of services in the Bay of Plenty... Read More