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Shooting and stabbing: Multiple victims

Police are appealing for any information following a stabbing and shooting in the Bay of Plenty. Rotorua Police investigating two separate incidents in the... Read More

New World Beer & Cider Awards trends tested

An expert panel of judges is putting some of the latest trends in beer and cider to the taste test this week as the 2024 New World Beer & Cider Awards gets... Read More

21-year-old Kiwi killed in Japan avalanche

The family of one of the New Zealanders killed in an avalanche in Japan say she was full of vitality and passion for life. Authorities had confirmed two New... Read More

SH2 delays expected on Wednesday morning

Motorists travelling from Katikati or Ōmokoroa are reminded to expect traffic delays again early on Wednesday morning on State Highway 2, similar to the delays... Read More

NZ longboard team prepares for world champs

The New Zealand Longboard Team heads to the International Surfing Association (ISA) World Longboard Championship in El Salvador this April. The event... Read More

Police officers fire back at pay rise offer

Police officers are firing back at an "insulting", "disgusting" and "demoralising" pay offer amid a cost of living crisis and demanding conditions. After... Read More

School surfing calendar gets exciting new addition

New in 2024, the New Zealand School Surfing Festival is being held next week [March 19-20] at Maori Bay, Muriwai, Auckland. This exciting new event will... Read More

Project K kids dive on in

Western Bay of Plenty youth have been able to learn a skill to explore the depths of the underwater world thanks to the generosity of strangers from their own... Read More

Taupō welcomes inaugural women’s football

Seven teams from the Waikato and Bay of Plenty region have got their 2024 football seasons underway in Taupō at the Janine Giddy Women's Tournament. Waikato... Read More

Online harm: protection and support for children

Aotearoa New Zealand is falling behind in protecting children from online harm, says a group wanting wider and tougher restrictions on illegal sexual content... Read More

How cancer survivor rates compare to Australia

About 1000 people who die of cancer every year in New Zealand would have survived if they lived in Australia. That is the stark conclusion of Auckland University... Read More

Too sick to enrol? Woman struggles to find GP

A chronically-ill Rotorua woman suspects some GPs are reluctant to enrol her because she needs a lot of care, as new research shows under-funding is forcing... Read More