07:00pm Thu 25 Apr, 2024
After paying up to $100,000 for a report about how to make environmental improvements to Sullivan Lake, Whakatāne's council appears to have no plans to... Read More
06:00pm Thu 25 Apr, 2024
'To my Dad….” A brief, heavy-hearted note, penned in tidy block letters, just last week. '...you are loved, often in my thoughts,... Read More
05:00pm Thu 25 Apr, 2024
So New Zealand Music Month is once again upon us. I must confess to somewhat mixed feeling about the whole concept of NZMM, though I find it uncomfortable... Read More
04:00pm Thu 25 Apr, 2024
With months of planning in the lead-up to the event, our staff were well prepared for all possible eventualities of such a big event, but in the end the only... Read More
03:00pm Thu 25 Apr, 2024
The Taupō Super400 looks set to become a permanent feature of the Supercars Championship calendar with the town impressing all those involved. Supercars... Read More
02:00pm Thu 25 Apr, 2024
Eastern Bay of Plenty Police are urging members of the public to be vigilant as reports of a home maintence scam increase. 'The reports relate to victims... Read More
01:00pm Thu 25 Apr, 2024
You've heard of finding a needle in a haystack, but what about finding a swipe card in the vast expanse of the world's oceans? RNZ Concert senior... Read More
12:00pm Thu 25 Apr, 2024
A man is in custody and facing numerous charges following a serious incident in Eastern Bay of Plenty overnight, says detective senior sergeant Paul Wilson. "About... Read More
11:45am Thu 25 Apr, 2024
Royal New Zealand Navy Band member Petty Officer Fraser Robertson has returned to Gallipoli to play his part at ANZAC Day commemorations for a third time, but... Read More
11:00am Thu 25 Apr, 2024
A rest home and some of its staff have been asked to provide written apologies to the whānau of a man who died two weeks after being in their care. Aged... Read More
10:50am Thu 25 Apr, 2024
As dawn pierced Rotorua's night sky, this year's Anzac Day dawn service was not only a time to remember those who had given their lives at war, but those who... Read More
06:00pm Wed 24 Apr, 2024
A man who was frustrated St John staff wouldn't treat an abscess on his buttocks hijacked their ambulance and crashed it twice into a motel while... Read More