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Fire ignites at Tauranga’s Historic Village

UPDATED 8.06AM: One of 60 buildings in Tauranga's Historic Village has been destroyed by fire overnight. The fire began at about 12.30am. A Tauranga City Council... Read More

STEMFest to return to Tauranga after two years

New Zealand's largest science, technology, engineering, and mathematics festival is set to return after a two-year hiatus. More than 50 exhibitors are expected... Read More

Watch live: Omicron response update

WATCH LIVE: The Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield is hosting a media briefing at 1pm to provide updates on the response to the Omicron outbreak. Dr... Read More

Uninhabited house on fire in Gate Pa

Fire emergency services are attending the fire of an uninhabited house in Gate Pa. Fire and Emergency NZ shift manager Josh Pennefather says they received a call... Read More

Te Maunga Interchange to partially open soon

Motorists will soon be travelling over the new Te Maunga interchange at the intersection of SH2 and SH29A as Waka Kotahi prepares for the next stage of construction... Read More

New infrared camera to detect illegal wood burners

Bay of Plenty Regional Council Compliance officers will start using new infrared camera technology to help detect illegal non-compliant wood burner use in Rotorua. The... Read More

LIVE: Covid-19 update on monitoring new variants

WATCH LIVE: The Ministry of Health's Chief Science Adviser, Dr Ian Town is providing an update on the Covid-19 response at 1.30pm. Specifically, Dr Town will... Read More

Strong second half sees All Black Ferns home

The Black Ferns have opened their Pacific Four series campaign with a 23-10 victory over the Australian Wallaroos at a slippery, muddy Tauranga Domain. It was... Read More

Southern Ocean storm to impact NZ

A major storm system is developing south of NZ this week and will take until the middle of next week to finally clear away, says WeatherWatch.co.nz. The low pressure... Read More

Snapped! Tag reveals fish’s 20-year history

A fish has been caught in the same location that it was tagged, nearly 20 years ago to the day. Mr Chilt, an amateur jetski fisher, reeled in the 5kg snapper... Read More

Person found safe following Mount house fire

6.30pm update: Fire emergency services are still at the scene of a house fire in Mount Maunganui this evening, where the fire has been extinguished with fire fighters... Read More

Black Ferns Kendra Reynolds goes back to school

Black Ferns flanker Kendra Reynolds has paid a visit to her old school, Te Puke Intermediate, as part of a team community event ahead of their Pacific Four Series... Read More