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Tauranga to host Festival of Disability Sport

Athletes from around the country will be converging on Tauranga later this month as the Healthvision Festival of Disability Sport returns to the city. The... Read More

Book celebrates NZ’s ‘six-legged ghosts’ 

New Zealand insects, whose lives are often invisible to city-dwellers, are put under the microscope in a new, richly illustrated book.   Six-legged Ghosts:... Read More

Government woolshed roadshow kicks off

The Government Agriculture Ministers have started their national woolshed roadshow, kicking off in the Wairarapa today, Monday, April 8. Agriculture Minister... Read More

Paraglider crash on Mauao

Emergency services are responding to an incident at Mount Maunganui. Police were advised around 5.40pm that a paraglider has crashed on Mauao. A SunLive... Read More

Prime Minister launches Government Targets

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced further steps to get New Zealand back on track, launching nine ambitious Government Targets to help improve the... Read More

Brigades respond to fires in Pyes Pa and Pāpāmoa

Fire emergency services are responding to two fires in the Western Bay of Plenty. Fire and Emergency NZ shift manager Josh Pennefather says they are responding... Read More

Zak Morrison wins NZCB Annual Apprentice Challenge

Apprentice Zak Morrison has claimed the title of Western Bay of Plenty's champion at the regional heats of the annual New Zealand Certified Builders Apprentice... Read More

Hop on board for a friendlier welcome to Arataki

More shelter, more shade, and safer streets are on their way with an exciting upgrade planned for the Arataki Bus Hub. With over 50,000 passengers a month,... Read More

Police release name of fatal crash victim

Police can now release the name of the man who died following a collision between a car and a tree on Somerville Road, Okoroire, South Waikato. The crash... Read More

International Youth Silent Film Festival

After a remarkable fifteen years of nurturing budding talent in the realm of silent cinema, the International Youth Silent Film Festival bids adieu to its global... Read More

Fire in Ōpōtiki now contained

A large vegetation fire in the Ōpōtiki area has now been contained, says a Fire and Emergency NZ spokesperson. Fire and emergency services were notified... Read More

NZCT Grant Boosts Whakatane Town AFC

Whakatane Town AFC is receiving a significant boost via a $19,782 grant from New Zealand Community Trust towards new uniforms, nets and balls. The funding... Read More