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Driver licensing no more

Driver licensing services are no longer available in Opotiki. In a Facebook post created by NZ Transport Agency Waikato BOP, it says customers in Opotiki are... Read More

Police on the hunt for man and stolen vehicle

Police are turning to the public to help them locate a man and a stolen vehicle. The man, pictured above, is allegedly the driver of a vehicle which failed to... Read More

Gas leak forces Tauranga CBD evacuation

UPDATE: Cordons are in place in the Tauranga CBD as work is underway to fix the gas leak. Fire and Emergency northern communications shift manager Craig Daily... Read More

Section of Cameron Road to be reduced to one lane

From today, the east side of Cameron Road, between 15th Ave and 17th Ave, will temporarily be reduced to one lane to upgrade a water main. Only one side of Cameron... Read More

Calls for harsher penalties after needle scares

A recent member's bill which seeks to introduce harsher penalties and offences is good to see, but any action from it will have to be funded and resourced adequately... Read More

Grace Milane’s accused murderer pleads not guilty

The man accused of killing the British backpacker Grace Millane has pleaded not guilty. The 27-year-old, who has interim name suppression, appeared in the High... Read More

Man seriously injured in culvert crash

A man is in serious condition after a crash in Hikutaia, north of Paeroa. Emergency services were called to the crash at 12.39pm on Tuesday. A spokesperson for... Read More

Te Puna car fire suspected arson

Police have been called in to investigate a fire which destroyed a car in Te Puna. Firefighters were called to the blaze on Teihana Road, just over the railway... Read More

Two-time Olympic kayaker Mike Dawson retires

Mike Dawson pulled the curtain down on an extraordinary 15-year canoe slalom career this month but don't expect the two-time Olympian to hang up his paddle just... Read More

Investigation involving crypto-currency company

Police were advised late yesterday of an issue involving potential un-authorised transaction activity at the Christchurch based crypto-currency trading company... Read More

Vittorio Alfieri, Egypt and the weather

In today's weather forecast we are expecting morning rain, then showers, possibly heavy, along with southwesterlies. It's a one-clothing layer day today with... Read More

Tourists served deportation notices at Burger King

A group of unruly tourists is set to be deported after a series of ugly incidents and an "incident" at a Burger King. Immigration officials said the visitors... Read More