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Vintage machinery on display in Tauranga

Organisers of the Tauranga Vintage Machinery Show are throwing their support behinda good cause this year. Well-known local truckie, Jason Saunders urgently... Read More

Autumn brings cold mornings, chilly nights

Autumn is in full swing, and it is starting to feel like it. MetService is forecasting a chilly night for the North Island tonight, followed by a weekend... Read More

Crankworx Rotorua 2025: Riders to watch

Crankworx Rotorua 2025 is under way, with top mountain biking athletes hitting the slopes of Mt Ngongotahā. Here's the Crankworx guide to riders to watch... Read More

Why is New Zealand garlic so expensive?

Someone once said shallots are for babies, garlic is for heroes, but you may have to pay heroic prices for the home grown stuff. At Woolworths a single bulb... Read More

An intense night of racing expected at Baypark

A 30-plus field of the fastest cars in dirt track racing will contest the 2025 Boss Powercoating North Island Sprint Car Championship at Mt Maunganui's Baypark... Read More

Temporary traffic switch at Ōmokoroa roundabout

NZTA Waka Kotahi said people using State Highway 2 between Waihī and Tauranga should expect big changes at the Ōmokoroa Road intersection later this week,... Read More

Tauranga student receives $5000 scholarship

A Tauranga woman is one of eight people to be announced as a recipient of the 2025 Te Waiu o Aotearoa Trust scholarship. Julia Newman (Ngātiwai and Ngāti... Read More

OceanaGold lodges Fast-track application

OceanaGold has submitted an application through the Fast-track approvals process for the Waihī North Project. "We welcome the new consenting process... Read More

Brain injury awareness ribbon launched

Brain Injury New Zealand are launching a new ribbon for March which is Brain Injury Awareness month. This vivid green ribbon signifies the green of new growth... Read More

Housing downturn over, Corelogic says

Property data firm Corelogic has released its latest update, which shows house values across the country rose 0.3 percent in February. The median national... Read More

Summer 'felt like a mixed-bag' - Niwa

Summer has been a "mixed bag" according to Niwa, with temperature fluctuations in odd months, and unusually dry conditions in typically wet places. Climate... Read More

Potentially ‘disruptive’ works on Hewletts Rd

Two weeks of resurfacing works are being planned for Hewletts Rd in Mount Maunganui later this month. In a statement, the NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi... Read More