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Cooking up a storm in Katikati

Brad King, the highly regarded Head Chef at Falls Retreat in the Karangahake Gorge, will be leading the popular cooking demonstrations at the Katikati Avocado... Read More

NZ Road Racing season about to start

New Zealand is about to find out which motorbike racers have been testing, planning, grafting, training and riding the hardest over the winter, spring and early... Read More

Students revel in performing with Richard

Richard O'Brien is returning to the stage - this time hosting the world premiere of his new play the ‘Kingdom of Bling' right here in Tauranga tonight,... Read More

Tauranga survey available to community

The research project ‘Vital Update - Tauranga 2023' findings are now available online at www.tauranga.govt.nz/vitalupdate2023. Tauranga City Council,... Read More

Katikati welcomes unique toursim business

An innovative tourism business located in Katikati is breaking new ground by offering tours of a working avocado orchard, the first-of-its-kind in New Zealand.... Read More

LIVE: New coalition government to be announced

New Zealanders will today learn what the National, ACT and New Zealand First government will look like and which policies it will introduce. The coalition... Read More

Bringing survival training into the classroom

Teaching outdoor survival skills to his class of primary school students has been an unexpected bonus of life in the New Zealand Army Reserve Force for Cambridge... Read More

NZ welcomes vote on the NZ-EU Free Trade Agreement

Minister for Trade and Export Growth Damien O'Connor says a significant milestone in ratifying the NZ-EU Free Trade Agreement has been reached, with 524 of the... Read More

Relief may be in sight for interest rates

Home loan borrowers worrying about higher interest rates may finally be getting the news they have been waiting for - financial markets now expect interest rates... Read More

Roadworks: Gun-related threats almost double

Gun-related threats against state highway roadworkers have more than doubled in 2023, according to Waka Kotahi. In some cases, security guards have had to... Read More

New biosecurity measures for Waikato River

A new biosecurity rule for wake boats used on a stretch of the Waikato River comes into effect tomorrow in a bid to prevent the spread of the freshwater gold... Read More

Dramatic weather change to sweep across NZ

MetService is closely monitoring a significant weather shift set to unfold as a large frontal system sweeps northward across the country. This meteorological... Read More