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Marking World Cancer Day

World Cancer Day is an opportunity to recognise those who are impacted by cancer and highlight initiatives that are delivering better and faster access to cancer... Read More

Check your lifejacket: safety recall Issued

Authorities are urging New Zealanders to inspect their lifejackets this summer after a fault was found in the inflator mechanism of certain models. The... Read More

Powerful play tackles theme of sexual assault

Content Warning: Prima Facie includes references to sexual assault. Tauranga-based Tautoko Mai Sexual Harm Support is partnering with actor Cassandra Woodhouse... Read More

Truck breakdown on Maungatapu Bridge

The traffic that built up across Maungatapu Bridge on State Highway 29A is now easing following a truck blocking the highway earlier. Motorists experienced... Read More

Two arrested after Ōpōtiki death

A Mongrel Mob member and another man have been arrested following the death of a man on Church Street, Ōpōtiki, on Saturday morning. A 31-year-old patched... Read More

Man quits seizure medication leading to crash

A decision to forgo seizure medication and start using weight-loss remedies, which included living off two portions of soup per week, has cost a man almost... Read More

Rotorua to host World Indigenous Cancer Conference

Rotorua and Hei Āhuru Mōwai Māori Cancer Leadership Aotearoa will bring Indigenous voices, knowledge, and innovations to the forefront as hosts of the World... Read More

Trampers urged to take weather precautions

NZ Mountain Safety Council is calling on hikers and trampers to prepare thoroughly to avoid being caught out by the weather as Waitangi Day approaches. With... Read More

State Highway speed limit reversals spark concern

Returning speed limits on Rotorua roads to higher speeds could spell trouble, residents say. Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell said she would be reluctant to... Read More

Coromandel police officer's fight with cancer

A Coromandel police officer who narrowly escaped death on the front line has been diagnosed with blood cancer and is now desperately trying to self-fund... Read More

Series opens with two scorchers

After one extremely hectic weekend, New Zealand's motorcycling community is already halfway towards discovering who will be crowned the nation's top cross-country... Read More

GP asked to apologise, man's 'wart' was cancer

A man says delays in diagnosing a lesion on his right finger as a type of skin cancer led to the removal of his finger, lymph nodes and radiation therapy. The... Read More