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Top toasted sandwich finalists named

A great toasted sandwich pushes boundaries, says the head judge of Aotearoa's premier toastie competition. The Great NZ Toastie Takeover has announced... Read More

Temporary speed limits on SH29

Temporary speed limits are being planned for a section of State Highway 29 this week. According to an NZ Transport Waka Kotahi alert, street light maintenance... Read More

Council lighting for Pāpāmoa walkway not enough

Pāpāmoa residents 'terrorised” by people throwing rocks at their homes have had a partial win, with Tauranga City Council looking at options to light... Read More

BOP community protest about violence in Bangladesh

Members of the Bay of Plenty Bangladesh community along with supporters have taken to the streets of Tauranga today, to protest for justice, humanity and democracy... Read More

Hamilton gardens to charge out-of-town visitors

Out-of-town visitors have only weeks left for free visits to the themed area of Hamilton Gardens. From September 18 anyone not a resident of Hamilton City... Read More

Bands of rain to cross New Zealand this week

A west to southwest flow is expected to cover the northern and central New Zealand on Tuesday, says a MetService spokeserson. A northwesterly flow will develop... Read More

NASA joins global experts at ForestSAT in Rotorua

A global forestry event is attracting experts from NASA and remote sensing specialists from nearly 30 countries to Rotorua next month. Crown Research Institute... Read More

Reserve Bank plans digital currency by 2030

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is planning to have a government-backed digital currency in place by 2030. It is in stage two of a multi-year project to consider... Read More

Tauranga Moana in contention for premiership

With six matches to go and a solid six-point lead, Tauranga Moana is charting a course for promotion from the Lotto NRFL Women's Championship. The WaiBOP... Read More

Olympics heartbreak but bright windsurfing future

Men's and women's kitefoiling officially makes its Olympic debut today, with Lukas Walton-Keim and Justina Kitchen as the New Zealand competitors. Only... Read More

School girls to experience a day in tech industry

Over 1000 students across New Zealand are set to experience a day in New Zealand's rapidly growing tech sector. Over the next two weeks, more than 1000 secondary... Read More

Lotto Powerball jackpots to $38 million

Three lucky Lotto players from Auckland and Tauranga will be toasting an incredible win after each winning $333,333 with Lotto First Division in Saturday night's... Read More