06:00pm Thu 16 Feb, 2017
Lisa Carrington's K1 absence has opened the door for a flurry of young contenders at this week's New Zealand canoe sprint championships at Lake Karapiro. After... Read More
04:56pm Thu 16 Feb, 2017
Following an early-morning karakia on the site this week, works are set to begin to cover and contain exposed wood waste on the banks of the Orini Stream. The Orini... Read More
03:35pm Thu 16 Feb, 2017
An extremely high fire danger continues in the Western Bay of Plenty and Waikino districts, in spite of recent rain. Fire permits remain suspended, and there is... Read More
03:33pm Thu 16 Feb, 2017
The ferry service between Tairua, Pauanui and Paku will be closed from Wednesday, March 1, until Friday, June 30, while the Tairua wharf and boat ramp is redeveloped. "We've... Read More
03:08pm Thu 16 Feb, 2017
A public inquiry has been launched into the state of public broadcasting and media in New Zealand. Six panelists involved in the industry will travel the country,... Read More
02:00pm Thu 16 Feb, 2017
Te Ara o Mauao - the Path of Mauao - is the name of the new state-of-the-art student-centred learning space at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology. The new addition... Read More
01:58pm Thu 16 Feb, 2017
Police have serious concerns for the safety of a Thames woman who has been missing for more than a fortnight. Anne Louise Gibbons was last seen near Te Puru Holiday... Read More
01:52pm Thu 16 Feb, 2017
The Cadbury chocolate factory in Dunedin is to close with the loss of up to 400 jobs. The service and food workers union, E tū, says the announcement by factory... Read More
12:57pm Thu 16 Feb, 2017
A high-steaks competition involving an amoosing photo of two cows eating ‘grass' has surfaced online. Waikato District Police are asking members of the... Read More
11:50am Thu 16 Feb, 2017
Ruud Kleinpaste - aka 'The Bug Man” - is flying back to Christchurch from Tauranga this morning, unsure exactly what he will find, after learning his wife... Read More
11:26am Thu 16 Feb, 2017
An Opotiki woman who spent six weeks injured and lost in West Coast bush has been transferred to Whakatane Hospital. A Bay of Plenty District Health Board spokesman... Read More
10:53am Thu 16 Feb, 2017
A body has been found in the Woodhill Forest in Muriwai. The body was found by a member of the public last night and police remain at the scene. Police are currently... Read More