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Rotorua programme kick starts Māori business

Kaupapa Māori fintech, IndigiShare, has launched a business growth programme aimed at growing Māori businesses in Rotorua. Launched with support from the... Read More

Ōpōtiki harbour walls open to the public

Rain didn't halt proceedings as people gathered to mark the completion of construction work on the Pākihikura/Ōpōtiki Harbour seawalls on Friday. As... Read More

Hauraki Coromandel Business Awards finalists

Hauraki District Council and Thames-Coromandel District Council, proud organisers of the Richardsons Hauraki Coromandel Business Awards have announced the award... Read More

Toppled trees vex BOP coastal resident

Ōtarawairere Village resident Brent Sheather is fed up with the destruction of native trees on council reserve land. Sheather said he had spent a lot of... Read More

Hannah Berry taking on world's best in France

Today, at 5.15pm NZ time, Kiwi professional triathlete Hannah Berry from Tauranga will take on the best in the world at the 2024 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship... Read More

Ōropi School marks major milestone

A variety of farmyard animals will join kids, staff and families for the 125th anniversary celebrations of Ōropi School. The event features a display of... Read More

Every whoopsie helps a mate

Be a good ba$tard: Blue September wants Kiwis to ‘swear like a trooper' to support the thousands of Kiwis impacted by prostate cancer. Cuss. Expletive.... Read More

Safety and sweet win at science fair

An invention designed to prevent deadly house fires and a brownie made with apples took top honours at the Niwa Bay of Plenty Science & Technology Fair. Tauranga... Read More

Daylight saving and pets: start adjusting now

Love it or hate it, daylight saving is upon us again. As clocks move an hour forward on September 29, many of us will be adjusting to longer afternoons, disrupted... Read More

Galatea substation earth wires stolen

Horizon Networks worked swiftly to maintain the power supply for Murupara and Galatea in the Eastern Bay of Plenty this week while replacing stolen wiring. On... Read More

One-lane closure on Oceanbeach Road

Oceanbeach Road in Omanu will be reduced to one lane for the next four nights starting on Sunday night. From Sunday, September 22 to Thursday, September 26,... Read More

The surprising mental health benefits of bridge

While bridge has long been celebrated as a classic card game, its impact on mental wellness is gaining newfound recognition. Playing bridge offers more than... Read More