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What’s open and closed at Summerhill now

Summerhill near Pāpāmoa has reopened its gates to the public following the recent weather event. This year Tauranga recorded its wettest January since record-keeping... Read More

Mount surf club stays shut after fatal landslide

Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service will continue operations without its clubhouse as the building remains red-placarded a month on from the fatal landslide... Read More

Man charged after alleged clan lab found in BOP

A person has been arrested after the discovery of an alleged clandestine drug laboratory in Ōkere Falls near Rotorua. Detective Sergeant Leonie Smith said... Read More

Te Puna residents battle wandering dogs

A Te Puna resident says his grandchildren no longer walk around the small seaside town for fear of aggressive, roaming dogs. Tommy Wilson, an author and grandfather,... Read More

Fruit fly discovery leads to biosecurity operation

A biosecurity operation is underway in the Auckland suburb of Papatoetoe following the discovery of a single male Oriental fruit fly in a surveillance trap. Biosecurity... Read More

Residents push to keep smooth asphalt

Ōhope's Waterways subdivision residents are delighted the Whakatāne District Council has agreed to postpone resealing their streets after they petitioned for... Read More

Seven people pulled from water near Taupō

Seven people have been pulled from the Waikato River after four men lost buoyancy and began calling for help, prompting three bystanders to jump in help... Read More

Global fruit sales set to soar - Zespri

Kiwifruit industry giant Zespri anticipates the value of global fruit sales doubling or tripling under its 2035 strategy. The world's largest marketer of kiwifruit... Read More

Fears over new police move-on powers

Some Tauranga business owners pleased by new police powers to make homeless people and beggars move have also expressed concern about their long-term effectiveness. ... Read More

Homicide: Police appeal for sightings

A white car that could hold the key to solving a homicide investigation did a circuit of Hawke's Bay before leaving the body of a much-loved Rotorua grandmother... Read More

Thousands more banks & ATMs needed : Reserve Bank

The Reserve Bank is considering forcing banks to set up hundreds, if not thousands, of additional ATMs and branches to ensure people have easy access to cash... Read More

Notorious Nia Glassie murderer fronts Parole Board

One of two brothers jailed for murdering Rotorua toddler Nia Glassie will remain behind bars for at least another year. Wiremu Curtis... Read More