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15 Years of Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon

The Hits has proudly supported the Sanitarium Weet-Bix™ Kids TRYathlon™ for over 15 years and is excited to continue this support for the 2024-2025... Read More

CDD wins NZ award in Xero Sustainability Fund

Confidential Document Destruction (CDD) announced it was named a New Zealand winner in the 2024 Xero Beautiful Business Fund's ​‘I​​ ​Innovating... Read More

Live: Hīkoi heads to Rotorua

Thousands of people will continue their North Island hīkoi as the legislation they are protesting gets its first reading in Parliament. The hīkoi enters... Read More

Unbound Vol 1 pays tribute to surf culture

It was forecast to be a 'flat” day in Whangamatā last Wednesday - perfect conditions for two of New Zealand's leading surf photographers, Rambo Estrada... Read More

Pāpāmoa patients upset as medical clinic closes

A Pāpāmoa mother says the abrupt closure of an after-hours medical care clinic in the fast-growing suburb is a 'real loss” after seeking treatment... Read More

Lions Clubs walking event for diabetes

November is World Diabetes Awareness Month and to raise awareness about the 'silent killer”, the Lions clubs of Waihī, Paeroa, Katikati and Omokoroa are... Read More

Sustainable food movement gets a $17,500 boost

Kai Rotorua's commitment to teaching people how to grow their own food is receiving a major financial boost from BayTrust, allowing it to invest in new equipment... Read More

Students take artificial heart prototype to Japan

A team of UC students are in Japan for the global Heart Hackathon, a competition to build a fully operational artificial heart. An estimated 17.9 million... Read More

Pay Gap Calculator toolkit launched 

New Zealand businesses can now take meaningful action to drive down the gender pay gap with the launch of an online calculator today. 'Women are paid, on... Read More

Decay: Neighbours keep windows closed from stench

Residents around Sullivan Lake are bracing for another stench-filled summer from decaying vegetation and decomposing wildlife. Although Whakatane District... Read More

Lure of Australia, Kiwis leave in record numbers

A record number of New Zealand citizens left the country in the year to September, and about half of them went to Australia, Stats NZ says. It has released... Read More

Human remains found near Tokoroa

An investigation has been launched after the discovery of human remains near a Waikato town. Police have secured the scene at a rural location close to Tokoroa... Read More