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Tauranga church gifts property to iwi

Curate Church has made the decision to give a significant piece of property to a Tauranga hapū as part of righting historical wrongs. The land and building at... Read More

LIVE: Omicron case numbers increase

The Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield is giving a live update on the current Omicron response in New Zealand. He is joined by Chief Science Advisor... Read More

Council uses drone to find rough sleepers

Rotorua Lakes Council flew a drone over an urban reserve to find rough sleepers, and found two. The drone's use was revealed in an operational report for January,... Read More

LIVE: Omicron response update

The Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield are leading a briefing this afternoon to provide updates on the response to the Omicron outbreak. Dr Bloomfield... Read More

New public media entity to be established in NZ

The government is pushing ahead with plans to merge RNZ and TVNZ to create a new public media entity. It is understood the two companies will be dis-established... Read More

Ukraine: NZ peace flotilla sets sail in protest

As a new law to enable the New Zealand Government to impose sanctions over the war in Ukraine is put in place, a peace flotilla is sailing north to make sure the... Read More

Watching grass grow: Woman‘s wait for berm trim

They say the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, but one Rotorua pensioner just wants the council to mow her berm. However, the council says the... Read More

Covid-19: 23,894 new cases, 756 in hospital

The Ministry of Health is reporting 23,894 new community cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand. Of these, 1691 new cases are in Bay of Plenty and 660 in Lakes. There... Read More

NZ peace flotilla to protest Russian invasion

Evoking memories of New Zealand's tradition of peace flotillas of the 90s, a schooner set sail from Whitianga on Saturday morning in support of Ukraine and... Read More

Grand slam for Tauranga One Base competitor

The Stoney Creek 2022 One Base Fishing Competition in Tauranga is providing a platform for massive achievements. Angler David ‘Macca' Mcintyre, onboard... Read More

LIVE: Omicron response update

Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield and Ministry of Health Primary Care Lead Dr Joe Bourne will give an update on the response to the Omicron outbreak... Read More

Covid-19: over 1000 BOP cases

There are over 1000 daily positive new cases of Covid-19 in the Bay of Plenty for the first time since the pandemic begun. The Ministry of Health has announced... Read More