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Flooding and slips close Bay of Plenty highways

Floodwaters and slips have closed Bay of Plenty highways, and water will be spilled from the Matahina Dam, as authorities continue to monitor river levels following... Read More

Head injuries in spotlight at Fieldays

With brain injuries a hot topic right now - and growing awareness of neuro health in general - some of the country's top experts are hitting Fieldays to share... Read More

Tutt to leave Priority One for digital lead role

Priority One chief executive Nigel Tutt will leave the organisation to take up a new role as managing director of Stuff Digital. Tutt has led Priority One,... Read More

BoP orchards targeted by thieves for scrap metal

Thieves have been targeting sheet metal from outbuildings and copper wires from frost fans as orchard thefts increase in Bay of Plenty. Sergeant Mike... Read More

Council gifts reserve back to original landowners

Ownership of a public reserve in Ngongotahā will be gifted back to the whānau who donated it decades ago. Backers of the move included former Te Pāti... Read More

Fish & Game reforms to modernise organisation

Reforms to modernise and strengthen Fish & Game New Zealand will improve the national management of hunting and fishing resources and advocacy, while maintaining... Read More

Company fined $13,000 for prohibited fishing

A Gisborne-based fishing company and its skipper were fined $13,000 after fishing in a seasonally prohibited area. The Crown also seized the company's... Read More

Wild weather: Taupō residents prepare to evacuate

Civil Defence is knocking on doors in the Taupō area preparing people to evacuate as flooding from heavy rain overnight has caused the Tauranga-Taupō River... Read More

Young Farmers club welcomes new members

With around 40 active members spanning from Taupō to Rotorua and everywhere in between, Reporoa Young Farmers Club is proud to be a strong, connected community... Read More

House fire: Couple humbled by community support

Hamish McGrannachan was heading to work in an Uber when he got the call that his family's home was on fire. 'We ended [up] following one of the fire trucks... Read More

MBIE disrupts organised crime 

Immigration Compliance and Investigations, and Risk and Verification teams, have been working to disrupt illegal activity by organised crime groups in New... Read More

ASB cuts home loan rates, draws level with rival

ASB has joined the rate-cutting fray by dropping some of its mortgage rates today. The bank's 18-month fixed home loan rate drops 10 basis points (bps) to... Read More