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Mental health option when people call 111

A fourth option - alongside fire, ambulance and police - could be created for those who call 111, the new mental health minister says. A recent ministerial... Read More

Crash on SH5 between Hamurana and Rotorua

Emergency services are responding to the scene of a crash on State Highway 5 between Hamurana and Rotorua. NZTA Waka Kotahi are reporting a crash on SH5 -... Read More

Budget to be delivered on May 30

The coalition Government will be delivering its first budget on May 30. "Plans to deliver tax relief to hard-working New Zealanders, rebuild business confidence... Read More

SH29A due to open for Tuesday peak travel

State Highway 29A between Barkes Corner and Oropi Roundabout is expcted to be open in time for peak hour traffic on Tuesday morning with roadworkers set to work... Read More

Totara Street to reopen early Tuesday morning

Totara Street at Mount Maunganui will be reopening one day early, says a Tauranga City Council spokesperson. "Good news - the Totara Street work has progressed... Read More

What to do if you think you’ll never own a home

A growing number of New Zealanders are facing the prospect of renting in retirement. Retirement Commission research last year found a third of people aged... Read More

Matahui School embarks on a promising new year

Matahui School is thrilled to kick off the new academic year with the highest student numbers since 2020. In response to the growing student body, Matahui... Read More

Is there a bigfoot living in the Coromandel bush?

Hidden in the Coromandel-Moehau ranges, legend says, a Bigfoot-like creature dwells within the bush. Known as the Moehau Man, some believed it was a descendant... Read More

Tarawera Ultra-Trail celebrates 15th anniversary

Community groups throughout Rotorua and the surrounding regions are once again coming together to support Tarawera Ultra-Trail as it enters its 15th year of... Read More

Rotorua Lakes Council summer interns

Rotorua Lakes Council summer intern Kahotea Gardiner epitomises the whakataukī (proverb); kia whakatōmuri te haere whakamua (I walk backwards into the future... Read More

Chasing the BOPCA Versatile Williams Cup

Papamoa moved within two points of the Versatile Williams Cup top four, when they lowered the colours of Generation Homes Lake Taupo, at Alice Johnson Oval in... Read More

Tū Manawa funds Tauranga American Football club

It's Superbowl weekend! While the glitz, glamour and glory of Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift and Las Vegas may seem far away one Tauranga club is bringing those... Read More