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Katikati brothers 2025’s best youth wrestlers

Two Katikati brothers have fought their way to the top of their favourite sport after competing in the 95th New Zealand National Olympic Wrestling Championships... Read More

Measles warning ahead of national kapa haka comp

A Māori health coalition is asking those attending the National Primary Schools Kapa Haka competition to take precautions to prevent measles from spreading. Thirteen... Read More

Fatal crash in Matamata

One person is dead after a crash in Matamata. Emergency services were called to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Waharoa Rd East and Pohlen Rd at... Read More

Te Puke men in court charged with murder

Two men from Te Puke have appeared in court charged with murdering Tristan Eruera Oakes in the Bay of Plenty town. Oakes, 29, was found critically injured... Read More

Bay surfers chase Sunshine Shield glory

The Bay Boardriders surfing team are competing this weekend in Gisborne for the surfing equivalent of rugby's Ranfurly Shield. The 22 Bay of Plenty surfers... Read More

Young hero honoured after saving toddler

The 10-year-old who saved a toddler from drowning at Baywave last month has been recognised by Hato Hone St John for her act of heroism. Tauranga St John... Read More

750,000 people already at flood risk, model shows

More than a third of the population in some regions are at risk from inland flooding and that will increase as a changing climate brings wilder, wetter weather,... Read More

Zespri closes its biggest kiwifruit crop on record

Zespri's final charter shipment of the 2025 New Zealand kiwifruit season has departed the Port of Tauranga bound for Japan. The ship Whero is carrying more... Read More

White Island eruption prompts alert level three

There was a possible eruption at Whakaari/White Island today, based on webcam observations. Earth Sciences New Zealand duty volcanologist Agnes Mazot said... Read More

Car crashes into bank building, damaging structure

A vehicle has crashed into an ANZ bank in Tauranga, damaging part of a roof. Emergency services were called to 11th Ave about 1.20pm after a report of a crash... Read More

Sunshine stretches across NZ after damp week

It's a spring-like weather situation to end the workweek with a mix of showers, cloud and clear skies. Across New Zealand today, showers and rain hang around... Read More

Paeroa’s $40m wastewater project on track

August 2025 marked a milestone in the construction of Hauraki District Council's $40 million Paeroa Wastewater Treatment Plant - at the halfway mark, it's coming... Read More