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11:00am Thu 06 Nov, 2025
With the 2026 New Zealand Midget Car Championship fast approaching, the country's top drivers will ignite the track at Baypark Speedway when the venue hosts... Read More
10:00am Thu 06 Nov, 2025
A hard-working mechanic's decision to drive on 'little to no sleep” after using drugs cost him his life, a coroner has found. Mamaku resident Daniel... Read More
09:05am Thu 06 Nov, 2025
The unemployment rate hit 5.3% in the September 2025 quarter, according to figures released by Stats NZ today. That is the highest rate since December... Read More
09:05am Thu 06 Nov, 2025
A pioneer family home in rural Waikato is the centrepiece of a museum complex. Dating back to 1902, the McCaw Homestead was once the headquarters of the 56,000-acre... Read More
07:16am Thu 06 Nov, 2025
Two people have died following a crash on State Highway 2 at Karangahake. Police were called to the crash between Jackson Rd and Rahu Rd about 11.40pm. 'A... Read More
07:14am Thu 06 Nov, 2025
Fire crews are battling a large 1-2 hectare blaze in difficult Bay of Plenty terrain. Fire and Emergency shift manager Ryan Green said crews responded to... Read More
07:00am Thu 06 Nov, 2025
Mawera Karetai didn't erect a single billboard or spend a cent on her Māori ward election campaign in the Bay of Plenty, so it came as a shock when she actually... Read More
06:36am Thu 06 Nov, 2025
James Denyer has officially started his second term as Western Bay of Plenty Mayor, after being sworn in at the council's inaugural meeting of the new term... Read More
06:30am Thu 06 Nov, 2025
Despite recent challenges, the avocado sector is working hard to improve outcomes. NZ Avocado CEO Brad Siebert says spring storms devastated some Bay of Plenty... Read More
06:00pm Wed 05 Nov, 2025
A pregnant Waikato mother of five, jailed after siphoning nearly $500,000 out of her employer's bank account over two years, is fighting her sentence. Ariana... Read More
05:00pm Wed 05 Nov, 2025
Warning: This story contains details of sexual offending against children and may be upsetting. A man who claimed he had child exploitation material for... Read More
04:00pm Wed 05 Nov, 2025
New drugs targeting weight loss and diabetes management such as Ozempic/Wegovy can help lower the number of young people impacted by type 2 diabetes, a paediatrician... Read More
11-Dec 06:30
Pharmacists flag risky prescription errors
10-Dec 18:00
ACC's financial squeeze: The human toll
10-Dec 17:00
Fight to save trees from solar farm plan
10-Dec 15:52
Christmas dinner for four for less than $100
10-Dec 14:01
Summer: Fireworks spark kiwifruit orchard fire
10-Dec 12:44
Biotoxin shellfish warning from Mount to Maketū
10-Dec 11:45
Foodbank donations top $120k at halfway mark
10-Dec 11:23
296ha blaze near SH47 started accidentally
10-Dec 11:00
Logs removed from Whakatāne bridge
10-Dec 09:00
Farming: New pilot programme to attract youth
10-Dec 08:04
Akaroa King Salmon listeria recall
10-Dec 07:34
Rāhui along Mount coast to protect kaimoana
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