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Calls to ban or slow trains after school rejected

KiwiRail has rejected a call for trains to be banned from travelling through Matamata straight after school ends following a teenager's death. Sarie Morton,... Read More

Budget 2025: The 10 things you need to know

Budget 2025 is chocker-full of new spending initiatives paid for in part by massive cuts and changes to pre-existing government programmes and schemes, including... Read More

Budget 2025: Kiwisaver subsidies halved

The Government has made cuts to KiwiSaver, slashed Best Start payments and unveiled a $6.6 billion tax incentive for businesses. Finance Minister's... Read More

One dead, two injured in BoP crash

One person has died following a two-vehicle crash on Dansey Rd near Rotorua. Police were called to the crash, believed to involve a rubbish truck, about... Read More

Tauranga Council considers cutting 100-plus roles

By RNZ Morning Report The Tauranga City Council is looking at disestablishing more than 100 roles to save costs, according to Deputy Mayor Jen Scoular. The... Read More

BoP caregivers get $13,000 boost

Almost 650 Bay of Plenty caregivers who are raising children that are not their own, will continue to receive vital support thanks to a $13,000 grant from BayTrust. The... Read More

Taser probe incident: Woman appears in court

A woman has been charged over an alleged attack on another woman using a Taser-like weapon. A 37-year-old woman appeared in the Rotorua District Court... Read More

Zespri tops $5b in sales with record crop

Strong demand and market return from Zespri's largest-ever crop has seen the kiwifruit marketer top $5 billion in global sales in the 2024/25 season, exceeding... Read More

Serious crash closes BoP road

Dansey Rd near Rotorua is closed due to a serious crash. Police were called to the two-vehicle crash about 8am. There are thought to be serious injuries,... Read More

Five Lotto players win second division

Five lucky Lotto players will be feeling fantastic after each winning $59,604 with Lotto Second Division in Wednesday night's live Lotto draw. The winning... Read More

Poseidon plans disaster response training over BOP

A Boeing P-8A Poseidon recently took off from the Air Force base at Ohakea and was quickly skimming over the Bay of Plenty, its crew tasked with evaluating the... Read More

Young lifesavers selected for elite NZ teams

Three Pāpāmoa Surf Life Saving Club rising stars will take on the world after being selected to represent New Zealand at two major international surf lifesaving... Read More