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Missing five-year-old found

UPDATED 7.40AM: A five-year-old girl who went missing from her Hamilton home overnight has been found safe and well. Police say she was located this morning and... Read More

Proposed rates increase of 3.8 per cent

Rates, debts and upcoming proposed projects are all topics of discussion as part of Tauranga City Council's Long Term Plan 2015-2025. The council believes it has... Read More

Digging deep for club appeal

If you find a little ‘nipper' on your doorstep this week, don't worry, they won't bite. They're out collecting for the Papamoa Surf Lifesaving Club's annual... Read More

Bay housing market ‘mixed’

Median house prices across the Bay of Plenty were a bit of a mixed bag during January, according to new Real Estate Institute of New Zealand figures. In Tauranga... Read More

Car on roof & two injured in SH29 crash

A car is on its roof and blocking one lane of State Highway 29 following a crash near the summit of the Kaimai Ranges. A police spokesperson says two people have... Read More

Rotorua newbies wanted for TV show

Families and couples relocating to Rotorua are being sought by producers of a new TV show focusing on people leaving the big smoke in Auckland for a greater work/life... Read More

TCDC pleased with freedom campers

The number of freedom campers issued infringements this summer season has fallen dramatically from the previous summer, says the Thames-Coromandel District Council.... Read More

Canterbury drags down building numbers

There‘s been a national decrease in the number of new homes being built, according to new data from Statistics NZ. The rate of new homes building tailed off... Read More

Te Puke musician to perform with idol

Te Puke's Tamia Hikuroa has been selected as the inaugural winner of the NZ International Tattoo & Art Expo Tiki Taane singing competition and will have a chance... Read More

NZDF firefighters help battle blazes

The New Zealand Defence Force has sent at least 20 experienced firefighters, backed by state-of-the art firefighting equipment, to help battle scrub fires in Canterbury... Read More

Marine oil spill exercise in Whitianga

Waikato Regional Council and its partner agencies will carry out this year's marine oil spill exercise in Mercury Bay. The Mercury Rising exercise will involve... Read More

More patients receive specialist care

Latest data shows around 8500 more Bay of Plenty DHB patients have received a First Specialist Assessment since 2008. Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says increasing... Read More