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IronMāori triathlon enters new era

Fifteen years after its launch, the annual indigenous triathlon, IronMāori, is entering a new stage as its founders step aside. IronMāori was founded in... Read More

A heart of history on The Strand

More than 100 years since it was built in 1918, the St Amand Hotel on The Strand is having a new lease of life breathed into it. Today's St Amand Hotel building... Read More

Planning your Easter weekend driving trip

Bay of Plenty Journey Manager Frankie Evans says NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi wants everyone who is travelling this Easter, to have all the information... Read More

Beach Hop revs up this weekend

Repco Beach Hop has shifted into high gear, bringing tens of thousands of visitors and their classic cars to the Coromandel district for the festival which runs... Read More

Versatile Tauranga Williams Cup down to four teams

Four Baywide premier sides will engage in hostilities today, Saturday, March 23, which will propel the winners to final at the Bay Oval, on Easter Saturday. Nine... Read More

Mental health & addiction services for EDs

Mental health and addiction specialists will begin working at emergency departments at four large hospitals this year, the government says. The scheme will... Read More

Caroline Buchanan and Garret Mechem take gold

The action continues at Crankworx Rotorua today with Super Saturday, featuring the Specialized Dual Slalom and the Crankworx Rotorua Pump Track Challenge, topped... Read More

Rotorua MP seeks extra police for the city

Rotorua MP Todd McClay says he has no qualms about calling in police reinforcements to deal with gangs. New special search powers are now available to police,... Read More

Kawerau sets budget for annual plan

Kawerau's residential ratepayers face rates increases of between 13.2 per cent and 13.5 per cent dependent on the capital value of their property, if the proposed... Read More

What's on - multicultural festival, art, music

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService is forecasting a partly cloudy day,... Read More

One seriously injured following crash on SH25

One person has received serious injuries following a vehicle crash in Thames on Friday evening. Emergency services attended the scene of a serious single-vehicle... Read More

Loving life on wheels

Nomadic souls in motorhomes, drawn from every corner of the country, are sharing a common passion for the open road. As they set up their lakeside campsites,... Read More