Some after-hours clinics on verge of collapse

After-hours medical services in some regions are on the verge of collapse, as overworked GPs signal they can no longer provide cover or the funding falls short. Documents... Read More

Vape rules: Loopholes will be exploited - expert

There is no doubt vape manufacturers will find and exploit loopholes in new regulations, say marketing experts. Disposable vapes will be banned by the end... Read More

Artificial turf theft upsets Rotorua cricket boss

Paul Wylie hopes there's a backyard somewhere in Rotorua that has a nice cricket pitch or hockey turf made out of stolen artificial grass that's bringing joy... Read More

Work ahead on State Highway 5

A reminder that State Highway 5 Napier-Taupō Road will be closed for two nights next week as asphalting and line marking is carried out. SH5 will be closed... Read More

Tina Salisbury to run for Tauranga mayoralty

Former deputy mayor Tina Salisbury wants to leave the past behind her as she bids for the Tauranga mayoralty in the upcoming election. Salisbury was part... Read More

Nominations open for Tauranga Council elections

Nominations for Tauranga City Council Mayor and Councillors are now open ahead of the city's first election in nearly five years. On July 20, the city... Read More

Fire at Good Local Pyes Pa closes business

An electrical fire in the kitchen of Good Local in Pyes Pa Tauranga has closed the business until further notice. A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman... Read More

Restaurant reopens after car crashes in

It's been six weeks since a car ploughed through the glass doors of Rotorua's Urbano Bistro restaurant, seriously injuring Rotorua woman Sian Hapgood. The... Read More

New multi-million dollar robot for Grace Hospital

It's celebration time at Grace as the newest member of staff settles in and gets ready to go to work. The new, multi-million dollar Mako Robot by Stryker,... Read More

Funds raised for Katikati Abbeyfield House

The development of a new shared housing facility for older people in Katikati is close to becoming a reality, with most of the funding needed for it now secured. The... Read More

Boats caught fishing in Motiti Protection Area

Skippers are being warned that fishing or taking any kind of marine life from the Motiti Protection Area is banned, after 23 boaties were caught in the act over... Read More

Petition to save Rotorua's Lakeland Queen

'The heartbeat of the lake has gone”, says the man petitioning Rotorua Lakes Council to help get the dry-docked and in liquidation Lakeland Queen back... Read More