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`Ten-tenths’ Mosen races to BOP Midget crown

Aucklander Brad Mosen has raced to his third consecutive Bay of Plenty Midget Car title to become the first repeat feature race winner of the season at Baypark... Read More

Covid-19 not just a cold - health boss

Te Whatu Ora is urging high-risk people to protect themselves against the latest wave of Covid-19 sweeping the country. Director of Public Health Dr Nick... Read More

Rain and northwest gales this coming week

The MetService is forecasting some rain for the week ahead. "On Tuesday, a front moves over the upper South Island and onto the lower North Island, bringing... Read More

FAST5 Netball battle

The 2023 FAST5 Netball World Series has been left wide open after four teams closed out a frenetic, action-packed, vibrant and colourful opening day in Christchurch... Read More

Storm recovery planting offering opportunities

A planting project for storm recovery in Fletcher Bay is giving youth opportunities in horticulture, as part of a grassroots employment programme in Thames-Coromandel. Four... Read More

Research: Link between skin cancer and outdoors

Nearly one in every three deaths from nonmelanoma skin cancer is caused by working under the sun, according to a joint report released on Wednesday by the UN... Read More

One rose to rule them all

In a sea of dozens upon dozens of beautiful fresh roses - only one can reign as the fairest of them all. Roses of all hues and types were in abundance... Read More

Waikato & Bay of Plenty highway works for November

A week of warm, largely settled, weather has allowed road workers across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty region to make good progress across a number of sites,... Read More

Car crashes through fence into Rotorua hot pool

A driver is uninjured after being rescued from a near-boiling hot pool at Kuirau Park in Rotorua on Saturday. Police responded to a report of a single-vehicle... Read More

Overnight road slip in Waioeka Gorge

Motorists are advised to drive with caution on State Highway 2 through the Waioeka Gorge to a slip overnight. "Due to a slip in Waioeka Gorge, extreme caution... Read More

Engines cause disruption to Air NZ network

Engine issues will see Air New Zealand pause two international routes and shuffle the domestic network in New Zealand for the next two years. Engine manufacture... Read More

Katikati’s newest community space opens

The ribbon around Katikati's newest community building has officially been cut. The purpose-built space at 33 Middlebrook Drive has been constructed by Western... Read More