01:00pm Sat 13 Apr, 2019
Take two security safes and a fish smoker, and what do you have? A giant plastic building set for junior pupils at Brookfield School. Tauranga-based charity DonorsChoice... Read More
12:25pm Sat 13 Apr, 2019
Minister of Education Chris Hipkins has announced $9 million to build more classrooms at six schools around the country with increasing student rolls. "The Government... Read More
12:00pm Sat 13 Apr, 2019
Resident Medical Officers who are members of the Resident Doctors' Association (RDA) will strike for five days from Monday April 29. District Health Boards say... Read More
11:30am Sat 13 Apr, 2019
District Health Boards are very pleased to announce a settlement has been reached with midwives covered by the MERAS (Midwifery Employee Representation & Advisory... Read More
11:00am Sat 13 Apr, 2019
As a child I never thought throwing Frisbees would become a serious sport. I even used to joke that I might become a frisbeetarian - someone who adheres to the... Read More
10:15am Sat 13 Apr, 2019
NZ Police report that enquiries are ongoing today following a robbery at an Otumoetai address on Friday night. A police spokesperson says they received a... Read More
09:47am Sat 13 Apr, 2019
The Thames-Coromandel District Council has gained ACC cycle funding to provide a great opportunity to deliver free cycle skills. Thames-Coromandel District Council... Read More
09:00am Sat 13 Apr, 2019
Lindsay Garneau and her growing group of enthusiastic swing jazz dancers at Bay City Swing are lighting up local jazz events with a variety of popular dances... Read More
08:47am Sat 13 Apr, 2019
Update 2pm: NZ Police report that the person found deceased in a Rotorua stream this morning has been identified as a 62-year-old Rotorua man. The man's... Read More
08:15am Sat 13 Apr, 2019
Long-tailed bats have been found close to Rotorua city environs. They have been discovered in two sites in Rotorua's Sanatorium Reserve, an area popularly known... Read More
07:45am Sat 13 Apr, 2019
Kia ora and welcome to Saturday! The weather forecast for today is for a fine day with some southerlies. It's a three-clothing layer day with an expected high... Read More
07:30am Sat 13 Apr, 2019
A new national short story competition has been launched encouraging aspiring authors to put pen to paper. The Sargeson Prize is The University of Waikato's... Read More