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Road closed following serious crash

UPDATED 5.51PM: Maketu Road in Paengaroa remains closed as emergency services deal with a serious crash. A motorbike and car crashed on the road, near the Tauranga... Read More

Emergency service open days draw crowds

Open days for the local police and the Trustpower TECT Rescue Helicopter were a hit with Tauranga residents today, drawing big numbers. Plenty of people came to... Read More

Growing a ‘billion-dollar industry’

Growing marijuana has turned from a cause for conviction to a well-paid job for locals of a destitute town north of Gisborne. In a rundown woolshed in Ruatoria,... Read More

Hola to skirt upper North Island

Tropical Cyclone Hola was a Category 2 system at 7am this morning, and was located approximately 10 degrees of latitude north of Cape Reinga. 'New Zealand has enjoyed... Read More

Vintage is back

Be part of the retro revolution at the Greerton fayre that's got all things vintage covered. The Vintage and Retro Fayre, which was a great success last year, will... Read More

Century helps send Cadets to semis

A century from Element IMF Cadets batsman Rubén Clinton and a six wicket bag from skipper Jono Boult, led their side to victory over Carrus Mount Maunganui... Read More

REVIEW: The Jailhouse Frocks

Detour Theatre's Devon Williamson is one talented guy. The local playwright has been pumping out fresh, original comedies once a year for a while now, typically... Read More

International regatta starts in Tauranga

An unusual task for organisers of this week's PacRim regatta on Tauranga harbour is finding enough of the Noelex 25 yachts that will be used by the teams of the... Read More

Kiwifruit industry to gain from CPTPP

Zespri welcomes the signing of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in Chile, with the New Zealand kiwifruit industry... Read More

Sew your favourite song

The theme for the 2018 Greerton Village Community Yarn Bombing is to depict your favourite song. Yarn bombers will again be decorating trees to acknowledge the... Read More

Every chocolate lover’s dream

An event fit for the sweetest tooth is returning to Rotorua for another year, at the Rotorua Chocolate Festival. Event creator and Boost Fundraising and Events... Read More

Kelvin Clout – “An Agent of Change”

He's a husband, a father and a successful businessman. He's also our deputy mayor. Now Kelvin Clout is held up as an 'Agent of Change” - a man of 'high ethical... Read More