07:00am Sat 13 Jul, 2019
The Whakatane District Council Open Spaces staff have come together with a number of local students over the last two weeks to plant specimen native trees as part... Read More
11:18am Fri 12 Jul, 2019
Finalists of the Vista Foundation 48Hours competition are set to have their films screened at Rialto Cinema on Friday July 20, with tickets nearly selling out.... Read More
03:00pm Sun 07 Jul, 2019
New Zealand's weightlifters, archers and U23 men's footballers have arrived in Samoa and begun training ahead of the Pacific Games. The Games are held every four... Read More
01:00pm Sun 07 Jul, 2019
Leighton Fairlie is coming home to the Mount. This time with a seven-piece band, celebrating the release of his debut EP ‘Distant'. 'This is the first time... Read More
12:00pm Sun 07 Jul, 2019
Sienna Olsen, age 7 and Ella Mitchell, age 14, have both received unique international arts recognition due in part to the benevolence of Paul Horak and Angela... Read More
10:30am Sun 07 Jul, 2019
Weightlifter David Liti has been named as the New Zealand Team flagbearer for the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games. The 22-year-old was named flagbearer by Chef de Mission... Read More
08:30am Sun 07 Jul, 2019
Kia ora and welcome to Sunday We're expecting a fine day ahead with cloudy periods and westerly breezes, and a chance of showers from the evening. It's... Read More
07:45am Sun 07 Jul, 2019
A lucky Lotto player from Whangarei will be popping the champagne after winning $1 million in Saturday night's live Lotto draw. The winning Lotto ticket was... Read More
06:50am Sun 07 Jul, 2019
Ruth Hare's hands are riddled with arthritis, but that doesn't stop her from doing what she loves most, knitting blankets for people in need. The 89-year-old... Read More
02:00pm Sat 06 Jul, 2019
There's a red warning sticker on the front of Trevor Bentley's latest book. Prepare to be offended. Trevor Bentley, who has a PhD in history, is the first... Read More
12:00pm Sat 06 Jul, 2019
In early 2019 Simon Beaton decided to jump 10,000 feet. He told me this on a sunny Friday morning from the fifth floor of the Devonport Towers. We sipped our... Read More
11:30am Sat 06 Jul, 2019
I called in to see John Baxter at his new home studio in Greerton. It was a warm, sunny day, with mandarins heavy on a tree, and Leo the dog peeping out from... Read More