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Tauranga man receives honours medal

The investiture of Tauranga's Dan Allen-Gordon, along with other NZ honours recipients, took place at Government House in Auckland. Allen-Gordon, who was... Read More

Wet, windy weather to end the week

Rain, wind, and snow is expected to close out the working week, before brighter and drier weather arrives just in time for the start of the school holidays this... Read More

Highlighting alcohol addiction in Tauranga

While methamphetamine often makes the headlines, alcohol addiction is the number one drug people seek help for at Tauranga addiction treatment centre Hanmer... Read More

NIWA to take over Metservice in forecaster merger

Science, Innovation and Technology Minister, Judith Collins has announced a merger of weather forecasters, with NIWA taking over the MetService. However,... Read More

New Police boat deal signed

A contract for a new Police boat, Deodar IV, has been inked, and construction is due to begin in January 2025. 'The new boat will feature improvements to make... Read More

Four days to submit on gas & oil exploration bill

The public has been given just four working days to made submissions on the government's bill to reopen oil and gas exploration off the New Zealand coast. The... Read More

Driver fails to stop for police appears in court

A man has been taken into custody after failing to stop for Police in Gisborne. At around 2:10pm Police sighted a person of interest driving on Ormond Road. Police... Read More

Next step toward marine-based prosperity for BOP

With the granting of long-awaited resource consents for a marina and industrial park, developer Chris Peterson is excited to start work on what he describes... Read More

The ultimate display of motorhomes

The NZMCA Motorhome, Caravan & Leisure Show returns for a weekend of great deals at Mystery Creek Events Centre in Hamilton on Friday, September 27, Saturday,... Read More

Justice programme addresses the why of offending

Contributed content Carmen Hall is a communications advisor for Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Te Rangi Iwi Trust and a former Bay of Plenty Times journalist. Ngāi... Read More

Daylight saving: Does an hour make a difference?

Can we expect a bunch of grumpy people walking around on Sunday? And how can we take the edge of that transition? And how on earth do I get the kids to calm... Read More

Kākāpō population shrinks to 244

New Zealand's Kākāpō population has declined to 244 after three birds, Ranger, Madeline and Ōtepoti, died this month. The Kākāpō Recovery team said... Read More