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Lake weed stench plagues Rotorua lakefront

Lake weed on a $40 million lakefront redevelopment is causing a stench in Rotorua and has so far cost ratepayers about $20,000 to clear. Regional and district... Read More

Applications open for community planting projects

A Te Uru Rākau - New Zealand Forest Service initiative supporting communities to take up planting projects, and at the same time honour local heroes, is continuing... Read More

Kiwis “giving up” to fight gut cancer

Be it sugar, alcohol or even couch-potato-ing, Kiwis across the country are once again being asked to give up their favourite vice for one month to help raise... Read More

Omicron: large shipment of RATs arrive

Over the past two days, 5.2 million Rapid Antigen Tests arrived in the country. The shipment comes as New Zealand wakes to life at Phase 3 of the Omicron outbreak... Read More

Police: Deaths on the road are not inevitable

Mistakes on the road are inevitable, but deaths and serious injuries aren't. That's the message behind a new campaign launched today aimed at building public... Read More

Starlink to pass over Tauranga tonight

Starlink trains spotters will be praying for a clear night sky as astronomers predict Starlink G4-8 to be visible over Tauranga tonight. The Tauranga Astronomical... Read More

Trees down across Coromandel roads as Dovi lands

There are many reports of road blocks in the Coromandel peninsula due to rocks and tree branches over roads on Sunday. Coromandel's CFM is reporting a tree... Read More

Matt Chat: a challenging start to 2022

In this month's Matt Chat, Tauranga Chamnber of Commerce CEO says happy new year (you can still say that in February, right?) to the business community and... Read More

Power cuts across North Island as Dovi strikes

The North Island is starting to feel the brunt of Cyclone Dovi. Powerco is reporting power cuts in Ngatea, Cambridge, Port Charles in Coromandel, Matamata, Putaruru,... Read More

Live clash: Gallagher Chiefs, Blues & Highlanders

WATCH LIVE: The Gallagher Chiefs will take to the field at Queenstown's Recreation Ground for their final pre-season clash against their northern rivals the... Read More

Tauranga foodie festival in April all go

The event programme for the inaugural Flavours of Plenty Festival planned for April has been released. This highly anticipated festival incorporates 19 distinctive... Read More

Cyclone Dovi to unravel over NZ this weekend

UPDATE 11.43AM: Central NZ is in for another burst of heavy rain as the remnants of a tropical cyclone move in this weekend. "The storm will actually help trigger... Read More