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One arrested following Thames homicide

Police have arrested and charged a 28-year-old with murder after a man died in Thames this week. Police were called to an address on Rolleston St about... Read More

Are there really more divorces in January?

Kimberlee Sweeney and Kelly Sutton both separated from their husbands in January - Sweeney in 2011 and Sutton in 2013. For better or worse, they eked out... Read More

$8.3m grant to predict and prevent influenza

The University of Auckland-led project plans to develop a tool to predict the risk and mitigate the effect of flu and other respiratory illness. Every year,... Read More

Business confidence highest since 2021

The latest NZIER Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion, which shows the highest level of general business confidence since 2021, is a sign the economy is moving... Read More

Rotorua landlords ordered to pay exemplary damages

Rotorua landlords who were charging 'significant” rent have been ordered to pay more than $6000 in exemplary damages after their tenants were living in... Read More

Man who escaped from police hands himself in

A man who escaped police custody on Monday, fleeing from a police van outside court, has handed himself in. Samir Derek Belhajjam, 30, went to the Taupō... Read More

Ngāti Ranginui blesses new affordable homes

Ngāti Ranginui has today blessed seven newly acquired two-bedroom, apartment-style homes in Greerton. The homes 'represent a step forward in the vision Ngāti... Read More

Helicopters battle scrub fire north of Taupō

Emergency services are at a fire at Tahorakuri Forest in the Taupō District. A spokesperson for Fire and Emergency NZ said multiple calls were received about... Read More

New designs for Balloons over Waikato

This March, two extraordinary special-shaped hot air balloons from the United States will light up the skies over Hamilton as part of Balloons Over Waikato 2025. From... Read More

Foul language, threats heard before man’s death

Thames residents have described hearing foul language and threats in the vicinity of an address at the centre of a homicide investigation. Police launched... Read More

$7 million pegged for Edgecumbe flood litigation

The Bay of Plenty Regional Council has estimated it will cost up to $7 million to litigate claims brought against it in regard to the Edgecumbe flood eight years... Read More

Firefighters continue to battle Coromandel blaze

Firefighters continue to extinguish areas of 'deep-seated” burning on the Black Jack fireground on the Coromandel Peninsula today. Crews have been battling... Read More