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Reverberations of Erebus disaster felt 45 years on

The reverberations of the Erebus disaster are still being felt 45 years later, said the MInistry for Cutlure and Heritage on Thursday. Thursday, November... Read More

Are there more flies this summer?

If you feel like there are more, fatter, flies buzzing around your home in New Zealand this year, you're not wrong. While there is no official headcount,... Read More

Cathedral Cove walking track reopened for summer

Walking access to Cathedral Cove has been restored for the busy summer period after it was badly damaged by extreme weather. A temporary walking track has... Read More

Meth ring: Police seize homes, cars & cash

Police have obtained a restraining order over two houses, three cars, a motorcycle and $68,000 in cash found in a Louis Vuitton handbag and allegedly... Read More

Coromandel top of the pops in 2025 travel trends

Coromandel is gearing up for a busy summer with Kiwi travel trending towards deeper and darker connections, according to new research. Global online travel... Read More

Jingle bells are set to ring throughout Tauranga

This Christmas season will bring whānau and community together with jingle bells set to ring throughout the Western Bay. Over the coming weeks, joyful Christmas... Read More

NZ's first case of high pathogenic bird flu found

Biosecurity New Zealand has placed strict movement controls on a commercial rural Otago egg farm, as the first case of high pathogenic avian influenza, otherwise... Read More

Serious crash: Road closed

UPDATE: Police are responding to a single vehicle crash on Hamurana Road near Kaska Road, Hamurana. Emergency services responded to the crash around 1pm. Two... Read More

Tauranga man found guilty of rape named

Warning: This story deals with details of sexual assault and may be upsetting. The identity of a man who violated a woman after a work party can finally... Read More

Santa’s Christmas Grotto returns to Katikati

The festive season has officially arrived, and the excitement is building in Katikati with the return of Santa's Christmas Grotto. Kicking off with a special... Read More

Carrington crowned at Māori Sports Awards

New Zealand's most successful Olympian, Dame Lisa Carrington, capped off an exceptional year at the 34th Trillian Trust Māori Sports Awards in Mount Maunganui. The... Read More

Sweltering: Temperatures forecast to surpass 30C

New Zealand is forecast to shrug off the rainy start to summer with temperatures soaring into the 30s in some parts of the country in the coming week. MetService... Read More