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Tauranga MTB rider cleaning up at World Cup

After breaking her back in the 2023 New Zealand Downhill National Championships, Tauranga's Eliana Hulsebosch is cleaning up at the 2024 World Cup. Eliana... Read More

Break from winter before cold and rain return

New Zealand are enjoying a brief break from biting winter temperatures. However, MetService forecasts a return to cold and wet winter conditions next week with... Read More

Frustrated: Petanque terrain trashed twice

A newly resurfaced petanque terrain at Kulim Park destroyed from a motorcyclist riding through and tearing it up for the second time is frustrating the game's... Read More

Whakaari plume lights up sunrise sky

Ash has shot out of Whakaari/White Island setting up photo opportunities against a beautiful morning sunrise. The 'short period of sunrise ash emission”... Read More

Events aim to boost Whakatāne’s fruit harvests

Keep Whakatāne Beautiful Committee is joining forces with Bay of Plenty Tree Crops Association to keep fruit on the menu in the Eastern Bay, now and in the... Read More

Tauranga's Helena nets a high goal

A Tauranga woman is being congratulated for achieving the highest coaching qualification on offer in netball in New Zealand. Helena Hoult has completed the... Read More

Arataki bus hub upgrade in the works

Community calls for a safer environment is resulting in the Arataki bus hub getting a upgrade. With more than 40,000 bus passengers a month, Arataki is the... Read More

‘Not much faith’ in NZTA u-turn

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is re-examining the installation of a median barrier on two sections of State Highway 2 between Waihī and Ōmokoroa. The... Read More

Two critically injured in Western Bay crash

Two people are in critical condition following a crash in the Western Bay of Plenty. Emergency services were called to the single-vehicle crash on Hot Spring... Read More

Body found in search off Whakaari/White Island

A body has been located off the coast of Whakatāne during the search for a man reported missing after going overboard from a vessel. Rescuers scoured... Read More

NZDF supports massive Australian military exercise

From state-of-the-art fighter jets neutralising would-be enemies to collective problem-solving about simulated aerial threats, Exercise Pitch Black 2024 is currently... Read More

More ED staff needed to keep training licence

The professional body for emergency doctors says Rotorua Hospital has until January to employ more senior clinicians to keep its licence to train specialists. In... Read More