Funding confirmed for Opotiki technology centre

Te Tahuhu o Te Rangi, Ōpōtiki’s new Technology and Research Centre is closer to starting thanks to a grant from BayTrust’s Community Amenities... Read More

Process for identifying the eruption victims

The bodies recovered from Whakaari / White Island have been taken to Auckland for the post mortem and disaster victim identification process. Together... Read More

Cellphone connectivity switched on at TECT Park

  Users of TECT Park and motorists who travel through the area along State Highway 36 will now be able to use their cellphones – and call... Read More

Whittling into her tenth decade

The workshop is thick with blokes and blokey things – buzzers, bench saws, mitre saws, band saws, scroll saws. But they’re not for Jean... Read More

Pukehina man captures images of space rocket

A Pukehina man captured images and video footage of Rocket Lab’s two-stage Electron rocket as it sped through the sky after launching from Mahia... Read More

School routes change for 2020

  Students traveling on the Bay Hopper Buses next year are now able to see their route online.   “Many routes have changed from 2019,... Read More

Science and technology sparks interest of students

Students at Papamoa Primary School have been immersed in world of science and technology. They have been using virtual reality to learn about science,... Read More

New laws means less bang for your buck

Weekend sales have rolled over into Cyber Monday but new tax laws that came into force yesterday means overseas goods purchased online will be more expensive.... Read More

Getting from A to B with Mr D

Darrell Hellier, commonly known as Mr D, truly does put the word ‘care’ into his role of caretaker at Bethlehem School. He has gone above... Read More

Plug-in civil defence devices being piloted

A pilot project involving a plug-in device to alert people about civil defence emergencies will be trialled in 300 homes around Coromandel. The indoor... Read More

5.3 quake wakes thousands across North Island

Thousands of people around the North Island were woken to a 5.3 magnitude earthquake in the Bay of Plenty on Sunday morning. GeoNet reports that the... Read More

Breach of suppression order

Police are reminding the public that it is an offence to name a person on social media when a suppression order which prevents naming that person is... Read More

Starlink string of pearls crosses sky tonight

7pm update: There has been an updated time given for the Starlink train of satellites passing overhead tonight. The new time is just before 9.50pm. "There... Read More

New Zealand Police win World Class Policing Award

New Zealand Police has won a prestigious World Class Policing Award for its ‘more street than station approach’ Mobility programme, which... Read More

Calls for stricter porn filters to protect kids

Children are watching pornography to understand sex and that'a huge concern, Chief Censor David Shanks says. Internal Affairs Minister Tracey Martin... Read More