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Government eases rules for supplement exports

New Zealand is reforming export regulations for dietary supplements, easing red tape to help exporters compete globally, government ministers announced today. Associate... Read More

Oranga Tamariki not involved with Hamilton whānau

Warning: This story discusses family violence. A list of helplines is available at the bottom of the page. Oranga Tamariki says it was not involved with the... Read More

SH29 Cambridge Road upgrades to get underway

Construction is ramping up on the SH29 Tauriko Enabling Works, with sheet piling underway to prepare for a safer, signalised intersection at Cambridge Road. The... Read More

Rotorua's Adam Blennerhassett in NZ Whaikaha Team

'It's definitely a new level having New Zealand on your chest,” says Bay of Plenty basketballer Adam Blennerhassett. The power forward will be in the... Read More

Police crack down on drivers flouting phone ban

About 140 Rotorua motorists are being snapped for seatbelt offences on average every month — including 'too many” failing to properly buckle in children,... Read More

Man's decision to reject service medal backed

An abuse survivors' network has endorsed one survivor's decision to reject his King's Service Medal, citing the Government's 'failure” to do 'justice by... Read More

The legacy of the rangatira on the 20 cent coin

Inside our wallets and pockets lays a piece of Rotorua and Te Arawa history. For the past 20 years, revered ancestor Pūkaki has ventured across the motu on... Read More

Ōmaio drowning: Grieving whānau thank locals

Whānau of the man who died in a water-related incident off the coast of Ōmaio in Bay of Plenty have thanked members of local iwi Te Whānau a Apanui for their... Read More

Appeal for help to find man missing for two weeks

A Tauranga man has been missing more than two weeks and police have issued a fresh appeal for help to find him. Police said Jarrad Ormsby, aged 45, was reported... Read More

Holiday road toll lower than last year

Police are pleased that there have been far fewer road deaths for this year's holiday period compared to last year. The holiday period road toll provisionally... Read More

Busy summer start, warns Surf Life Saving NZ

New Year's Day saw 16 people rescued as thousands kicked off the year on our beaches. That is in line with 16 rescues last year and up from eight on 1 January... Read More

Noel Harris: From jockey to mentor extraordinaire

Noel Graham Harris had an incredible career as a jockey, winning most major New Zealand races and representing his country around the world. Yet, after... Read More