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Library turns a page

Year One of the renovated Rotorua Public Library is being marked next week with a showcase of products and services. Visitors will also get the chance to see... Read More

Councillor addresses complaints of urban space

Backlash over the development of the urban open space on Mount Maunganui has prompted Councillor Leanne Brown to try and set the record straight. People have... Read More

Holiday parks encourages electric vehicles

Holiday parks in New Zealand are putting their money where their mouth is with the installation of 54 electric vehicle chargers in 24 holiday parks around the... Read More

Discussing the topic of death

The Tauranga Death Café Community is bringing the conversation around dying and death, mortality and life, out from behind the closed café doors.... Read More

Atomic clocks, space and the weather

In today's weather forecast we are expecting cloud in the morning and evening, but fine in between. Also there will be easterly breezes. It's a one-clothing... Read More

Iconic ocean swim celebrates 13 years in big way

Attracting thousands of swimmers from all over the country for the past twelve years, the Generation Homes Sand to Surf ocean swim event at Mt Maunganui is entering... Read More

Young guns line up history at surf carnival

The locals are ready and a young invading force has assembled, as Gisborne creates a little bit of surf lifesaving history this weekend. Midway Beach is hosting... Read More

Tauranga’s first women’s shelter to open

Tauranga's first women's shelter to help homeless women, is almost ready to open its doors, but is still seeking assistance from businesses. It's one of the initiatives... Read More

Bullying and harassment high in Emergency services

An independent review has found bullying and harassment at all levels of the Fire and Emergency (FENZ) organisation. The review, commissioned by chief executive... Read More

Foreign car firms say stink bug measures need work

The biosecurity rules intended to keep the stink bug pest out of New Zealand are ineffective and inconsistent, an international car shipping company says. The... Read More

New Zealand is drying out: WeatherWatch

As we approach the end of January, some parts of New Zealand have become very dry after a wet end to 2018 and no real rain is in sight for some regions according... Read More

Returning to your roots

The words of the Six60 song ‘Don't Forget Your Roots' spring to mind when talking to Ngairo Eruera, the new kaiako (teacher) of Te Tohu Paetahi at the University... Read More