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No negotiation over Te Puke road closure

Te Puke residents are frustrated and feeling unheard about the partial closure of No. 1 Road. The first part of the road will be one way with entry only from Te... Read More

Boat safety advice for Taupo Summer Concert goers

Police are reminding boaties attending the Taupo Summer Concert to take care and avoid unsafe, off-limits areas. At the last event police were concerned by some... Read More

Why Trustpower doesn’t want its retail customers

Once upon a time, Trustpower's retail electricity customer base was the envy of the ‘big four' power companies. While it shared the same basic business... Read More

Meat and greet at Battle of the BBQs

Yabba Dabba Q, Smokeback Mountain and Backyard Banditos are just three of the teams coming to dazzle and sizzle this weekend, competing in the inaugural Battle... Read More

Long weekend warning to new boaties

It has been a long, hot summer and more boats and jetskis are on the water in the Bay of Plenty this year than previous holiday periods. With the long weekend... Read More

Easter Jazz returns to Tauranga

Live jazz music accompanied the launch of the 58th National Jazz Festival programme at the Mount Social Club Jazz Jam this week. The Tauranga Jazz Society has... Read More

Pressure mounts for full audit of MIQ network

Political pressure is mounting on the government to complete an urgent audit of the managed-isolation network after three recent returnees caught COVID-19 during... Read More

Powerhouse Kiwi lineup to rock Whitianga

A silver lining of closed boarders is the cream of Kiwi talent heading to summer hotspots around New Zealand with the Summer Concert Tour 2021. This Sunday is... Read More

Government moves on climate promises

The Government is delivering on its first tranche of election promises to take action on climate change with a raft of measures that will help meet New Zealand's... Read More

Cooler everywhere heading into the weekend

Following on from the record-breaking high temperatures over parts of the South Island these past few days, MetService is forecasting a cool southerly change to... Read More

‘Lenient’ sentence for lockdown double kidnapper

A woman who committed two kidnappings in one day while New Zealand was in level 4 lockdown, telling one victim 'just drive if you want to live”, has been sentenced... Read More

Rents rise for the third straight month

Property rents rose for a third straight month in December, hitting new record highs in some regions, and supply shortages suggest it could be a difficult year... Read More