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Firearms, meth & stolen goods recovered in raids

Police are using information given to them by the public to target Gangs and Organised Crime around the Waikato District. They have been executing search... Read More

Taupo woman found

UPDATED 8.47AM: The 73-year-old woman who went missing yesterday in Taupo has been found safe. "Police would like to thank the public for their assistance," says... Read More

Ninety jet skis circle Matakana

Action Sports Direct hosted a social jetski lap around Matakana Island on Sunday. Jet ski owners met on Sunday morning at the Sulphur Point boat ramp to embark... Read More

NZ‘s first female Olympic gold medalist has died

The New Zealand Olympic Committee is saddened at the passing of New Zealand's first female Olympic gold medallist, Yvette Williams, aged 89. "Yvette... Read More

Government and industry sign construction accord

Government and construction industry leaders have today signalled a shared commitment to transform New Zealand's construction sector. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern... Read More

Capital Gains Tax response will bring pain

The Government will this week report back on what it will do with a Capital Gain Tax, Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges understands. 'The Government will... Read More

Te Puna Anzac hikoi marks special year

Anzac Day in Te Puna marks 2019 as a special year for the local community and will be celebrated with a hikoi and a commemorative rugby match at the Te Puna Rugby... Read More

Baywide Rugby Wrap Up - Round 1 Week 4

Getting stuck in first gear appears to be Whakarewarewa's trait for the 2019 season of the Farmlands Co-operative Baywide Club Rugby Championship. For... Read More

Devon Williamson murdering plays

'I was probably 13 when my sister first dragged me into a theatre in Nelson,” says Devon Williamson, as he sits chatting to me on the stage at Detour. Smitten... Read More

BOP community groups receive more than $900,000

Community groups in the Tauranga, Whakatane and Rotorua districts, along with 291 community groups across New Zealand has received a share of $2.422 million in... Read More

“I will bomb, smash and kill”

It is a solemn day of remembrance. When the sun comes up, heads are bowed, flags fly at half mast, soulful bugles sound The Last Post and volleys are fired. ANZAC... Read More

Easter Egg shape weather on its way

Easter Weekend is on the way and we have a big Easter Egg-shaped high on the way - but will it last through the long weekend? The answer is probably not, and... Read More