08:30am Tue 08 Oct, 2024
Every three hours, a New Zealander develops vision loss, says Blind Low Vision NZ. Today, more than 193,000 Kiwis are blind, deafblind, or living with low... Read More
08:00am Tue 08 Oct, 2024
Free robotics lessons for Western Bay students in low socio-economic areas are guaranteed to continue this year thanks to a $25,000 grant from BayTrust. STEAM-ED... Read More
07:30am Tue 08 Oct, 2024
Spring has sprung, but green shoots of growth remain scarce across New Zealand Aotearoa's housing market - for the time being. The latest QV House Price Index... Read More
07:00am Tue 08 Oct, 2024
A motorcyclist who died in a crash on the Waikato Expressway was a patched member of the Tribesmen Motorcycle Club gang. Police said emergency services... Read More
06:45am Tue 08 Oct, 2024
MetService is forecasting a more regular westerly weather system this week. The weather system due on Tuesday has prompted issue of Severe Weather Watches... Read More
06:33am Tue 08 Oct, 2024
Communication failures on a cargo ship offshore from Tauranga led three crew to be 'sent into a dangerous area” where one was hit by machinery and seriously... Read More
07:25pm Mon 07 Oct, 2024
One person has suffered a minor injury following a vehicle crash on State Highway 2, near Whakamarama. Police said the vehicle crash was reported to them... Read More
07:00pm Mon 07 Oct, 2024
Turning down the lights will give Kaikōura's Hutton's shearwater birds ‘‘a fighting chance'' from at least one of the multiple threats they face,... Read More
06:00pm Mon 07 Oct, 2024
More than $2 million in Government funding will be moved from Rotorua's Aquatic Centre upgrade to a sewerage scheme. That's despite Rotorua's mayor arguing... Read More
05:00pm Mon 07 Oct, 2024
Rotorua is set to host a star-studded line-up on Saturday when the inaugural League Legends XIII showdown kicks off at Puketawhero Park. The squad of NRL... Read More
03:30pm Mon 07 Oct, 2024
A Katikati resident working as a bug finder on avocado orchards is devastated that a rapid decline in her eyesight is affecting her dream job. Kirsten Warbrooke... Read More
03:00pm Mon 07 Oct, 2024
Waikato police are continuing to make enquiries after a sighting of missing Marakopa man Tom Phillips and his three children was reported on Thursday evening. 'Investigators... Read More