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Substantial prize pool to lure golfers to Tauranga

NZ's most lucrative golf putting tournament - being played on the country's only full-size landscaped artificial turf putting course - is set to attract... Read More

Wet and windy until Saturday, then mostly sunny

The atmosphere is going to have a weekend like a festival-goer - wild on Friday and Saturday but worn out and sedate by Sunday. MetService is forecasting... Read More

Fatigue pit stop creating safer journeys

Rotorua Lakes Council is hosting a fatigue pit stop today to raise road safety awareness aimed at reducing fatal and serious road crashes. Helen van Beek,... Read More

Tourist attraction turns into rescue hot spot

Whenuakura is one of the Coromandel Peninsula's most iconic and beautiful coastal attractions. Nestled about 600 metres off the coast of Whangamatā, the... Read More

Support calls for recently released prisoners

The lack of empathy from Work and Income case managers is sending people back to jail, an Auckland criminologist says. RNZ has revealed former prisoner Sajay... Read More

Lockdowns halved rates of respiratory illnesness

New Zealand's Covid-19 lockdowns almost halved the country's usual number of hospitalisations for acute respiratory infections. National data shows... Read More

Apprentice builder killed by falling framing

The death of a teenager on a Bay of Plenty building site is yet another example of why the construction sector needs to up its game, WorkSafe New Zealand says. Ethan... Read More

Crash on State Highway 29 partially blocking road

Reports are coming in of a single-vehicle crash on State Highway 29. Police say this occured at 4.03. Police say there have been no reported injuries,... Read More

Cameron Rd blocked after two-vehicle collision

Reports are coming in of a two-vehicle collision on Cameron Rd. This incident occured at 4:31 according to Police. Police say there are no reported injuires. The... Read More

The new and improved cervical screening test

HPV is an infection that can cause warts and can cause different types of cancer. Hence why, it is crucial to get checked by having a cervical screening done.... Read More

Antarctic frontier close to vital climate secrets

An international team co-led by GNS Science Te Pū Ao, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington and Antarctica New Zealand has successfully drilled... Read More

Minimum wage set for cautious increase

The adult minimum wage rate will increase by two per cent to $23.15 an hour from April 1. 'This Government is committed to striking the right balance between... Read More