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Mount Beachside wins award

Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park has been recognised through Qualmark's Gold Sustainable Tourism Business Award. The award recognises the council-owned park's... Read More

Rising floodwaters sees buses canned

Pupils at Oropi School are being sent home this afternoon as floodwaters threaten Waimapu Bridge. Principal Andrew King says parents are being asked to pick up... Read More

Wild winds causes hoarding to collapse

The wild winds lashing the region have brought down a temporary hoarding erected at the Bayfair Shopping Centre. Thankfully no-one was injured when the temporary... Read More

Papamoa hills park re-opening soon

The Regional Council is hoping to have Papamoa Hills Park re-opened later this month. Logging, which has seen the Poplar Lane access to the Papamoa Hills Park closed... Read More

Weather closes more roads

Several roads in the Whakatane district are either closed or subject to restricted access, as a result of the bad weather. SH30 is closed west of the intersection... Read More

Tax pooling may help farmers

The heavy deluge of rain that fell during the Tasman Tempest in March wreaked havoc on farms in the Franklin ward, Hauraki and Thames-Coromandel districts where... Read More

Baby, it's wet outside!

More rain is coming today so check gutters and street culverts for debris. We have a severe weather warning watch and a severe thunderstorm watch in place, and... Read More

Zespri releases licenses to grow gold

Just how valuable Zespri's gold kiwifruit G3 really is has been made clear by today's announcement that New Zealand growers have paid a minimum of $254,150 in a... Read More

Gourmet salt claims 'misleading'

High-priced rock and sea salts promoted as healthier choices risk misleading consumers about their benefits, a Consumer NZ report finds.Consumer NZ chief executive... Read More

Severe risk of thunderstorms

Just in case you're not aware, the weather is pretty bad out there today. The latest update from the MetService is that there is a severe thunderstorm risk for... Read More

Students urged to combat cybercrime

The career options for students who want to combat cybercrime are expanding so rapidly into fields like law, research, teaching and insurance, that a leading Hamilton-based... Read More

Flooding photos and video

Many people are waking up to water laping at their back door after a deluge of rain overnight. Only one road is closed in Tauranga today, and SH30 near Awakeri... Read More