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Police join forces with Fish & Game

Fish & Game and police are joining forces this weekend for the opening of the game bird hunting season to encourage safety and enforce hunting and firearm laws. The... Read More

Big picture view of Rotorua flooding

Determining the degree of welfare support required and examining the scope of damage, are two key areas of focus for Rotorua Lakes Council following extensive flooding... Read More

Highway closed after serious crash

State Highway 29, near Te Poi, is closed following a serious crash. Emergency services are at the scene of the crash at the intersection of SH29 and SH27. The NZ... Read More

Tauranga man shot in Kaimanawa Ranges

A Tauranga man is in critical condition after being shot. Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances which led to the man suffering a gunshot wound... Read More

Manslaughter plea in Te Kaha death

Mongrel mob member Andre Robert Taiapa has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Tribesmen member Don Henry Turei Junior near Te Kaha on November 26, 2016. According... Read More

Lucky escape in Te Puke train crash

A second's difference could have completely changed the outcome for a carload of people, after a train crashed into their vehicle near Te Puke. The accident happened... Read More

Cool but fine day ahead

The weather forecast today is for a fine day with southeasterlies dying out in the evening. It's a three-clothing and one-windproof layer day today with a high... Read More

NZ ’awash’ with imported meth

New Zealand is "awash" with imported methamphetamine, which is so cheap and easy to get it's now more available than cannabis, a drug researcher says. A new Massey... Read More

House values stabilising in Tauranga

Tauranga home values have risen 3.8 per cent year on year and 0.8 per cent over the past three months. The average value in the city is now $704,183, according... Read More

Surf club building about to topple

A Tauranga landmark will come tumbling down over the next few days, as the Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service building project enters its next phase. The current... Read More

$500,000 win for two lucky Lotto players

Two Lotto players from Auckland and Whakatane will be celebrating in style after each winning $500,000 with Lotto First Division. The winning tickets were sold... Read More

Council’s $208 million funding bid

City councillors have approved a council bid for $208.6 million from the Government's Housing Infrastructure fund to progress big ticket infrastructure projects... Read More