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Filmmakers seek support for ‘Pākehā’ film

A Tauranga film project is stirring excitement and pride within the local community. Directed by writer-director Mana Hira Davis, and produced by Eddie... Read More

Behind the scenes: The Pāpāmoa East Interchange

A morning of hands-on learning for 45 Pāpāmoa school students involved some hi-viz, a digger ride or two, and a lesson on what goes into building major roads... Read More

Time for Katikati’s Christmas celebration

Katikati will turn on the fun once again with the return of the much-loved Christmas in the Park next month. Christmas in the Park is an opportunity for local... Read More

Blood Service needs to fill 2500 BoP appointments

More than 2500 appointments for blood and plasma donations need to be filled in the Bay of Plenty region before Christmas to ensure demand can be met throughout... Read More

Westend Rotorua gang shooting: Teen on the run

A teen who pulled the trigger five times in a daylight gang shooting at Rotorua's Westend intersection has been on the run nearly three months after cutting... Read More

What would you need to comfortably retire?

One KiwiSaver provider says there is "no way" that people would want to retire with less than $1 million. Rupert Carlyon, founder of Koura Wealth, said how... Read More

First flight to ice for new C-130J Hercules

Flying one of the new Royal New Zealand Air Force's C-130J-30 Hercules to Antarctica for the first time was like getting out of an old manual truck and into... Read More

Parts of NZ to due to push past 30C this week

Kiwis are in for an early dose of scorching summer heat later this week - with temperatures pushing past 30C in parts of the country. MetService is forecasting... Read More

Mount retains Don Warner Challenge Trophy

Mount Maunganui retained the Don Warner Challenge prize, coming from four down with just 27 runs on the board in their Classic Builders Division One match... Read More

Gang member in Mob cap walks into police station

Police are continuing to take enforcement action around the country in response to breaches of the Gang Act. Assistant Commissioner Paul Basham says that... Read More

Extreme solar storm could knock out power

The emergency response agency is preparing for power and communications outages in the event of an extreme solar storm. New Zealand's National Emergency... Read More

Lying on the BoP seafloor for 15 years

Shipwrecks and other potential threats to navigation off the Bay of Plenty coast are being captured in a hydrographic survey of the seabed. Among things detected... Read More