Experts say New Zealand needs a centre for disease control, also known as CDC, to better prepare for future pandemics. A new paper by scientists from the... Read More

Proposed changes to Tauranga's gambling policy will not reduce gambling harm, a public health representative says. Tauranga City Council is proposing to allow... Read More

The NZCT has awarded $20,000 to the Whakatane Surf Life Saving Club in Ohope to help fund a coaching professional. Whakatane SLSC is based at Ohope Beach... Read More

NIWA is using a 3D printer to help save New Zealand's endangered native fish. The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research has developed a... Read More

Rain is being forecast to end the week. The MetService is predicting occasional rain on Friday morning. The rain is expected to be more peristant in the afternoon. In... Read More

In a bid to tackle the severe lack of health professionals in rural communities, two teams of tertiary students are heading to Hawke's Bay, Gisborne, and... Read More

Adding mushrooms to avocados has proved a recipe for success for a Northland couple. Greg Rathbun and Tann Duangprasit originally purchased an existing avocado... Read More

Beachgoers are being asked to contact a local Bay of Plenty wildlife service if they see little blue penguins on the beach during the day time. "We are seeing... Read More

Tighter economic times are likely to persist for another year or so - but the effect won't necessarily be felt evenly across New Zealand, Infometrics says. It's... Read More

The flag is still flying high at the Pāpāmoa War Memorial following well-attended Armistice Day commemorations on Saturday across Tauranga and Western Bay... Read More

A woman accused of killing her father for an inheritance was bankrupt and had just $119.99 in her accounts, a court has heard. The jury to decide the fate... Read More

It took a lightbulb moment for Sustaina Grow's Rita Hammond to expand her own sustainable gardening practices into an environmentally sustainable business. Schoolteacher... Read More