Heavy rain advisories for BoP, thunderstorms possible
Periods of heavy rain could approach warning criteria, says MetService
Regional ratepayers to fund $3.58m loan for Tarawera Sewerage Scheme
Debate on the final split of the controversial scheme's $32.3m cost begins today.
Rep cricketer emailed club to play social footy, becomes National League sensation
Meet the footballer who smashed Beauden Barrett's Bronco fitness test record.
On The Up: 'Keep Rotorua beautiful' - Dad leads charge for citywide clean-up this Saturday
Volunteers will clean areas like Linton Park and Ngongotahā Skate Park.
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'Crude attempt': Sister caught trying to use gran's death to get gangster brother out of prison
Natalia Merrin, 28, even catfished another dead person's Facebook page.
Customs seizes 130kg of cocaine from shipping container at Port of Tauranga
The Class A drug was worth up to $50.44 million.
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'All sorts of destruction': Tornado strikes Hamilton, thunderstorms buffet upper North Island
Civil Defence warned Waikato weather remains 'highly dynamic'.
'Painfully relevant': Debate over flag artwork prompts its removal by gallery
The art installation, by Diane Prince, invites people to walk on a New Zealand flag.
Two seriously injured in alleged Auckland grievous assault
Emergency services were called to the scene about 4pm.
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Dad thanks people for helping raise money to help treat his daughter's condition. Video / Jack Bouvier
Motorcycle enthusiast turns 100
Thelma Gough, known as 'Speedy Gonzalez', celebrated her 100th birthday in Tauranga. Video / NZ Herald
Road rage: Driver brandishes knife in Tauranga
The incident was caught on dashcam.
'Putting lives at risk': The barriers facing Māori from getting immunised
Māori vaccination rates lag behind European children in Bay of Plenty and Lakes.
'Woefully inadequate': Sportsground has six toilets for 4000 people
A request for funding to ease toilet troubles at netball courts prompts debate.
Region's top school rockers crowned
Pocket Watchers won the Rotorua Smokefree Rockquest final.
He thought his back pain was just him 'getting old'. Instead, he had cancer
Pāpāmoa father Blair Harrison now has a curve in his spine and is 5cm shorter.
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Kiwi Harvard students' futures 'held hostage' in university's battle with Trump
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An epic, wild 218 days: Meet the family of six who walked the length of NZ
An inspiring, astonishing adventure, including being mistaken for missing Marokopa family.
Opinion: Navigating the ups and downs of long-term market investing
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New witness in Kiwifruit scam: $10m went through student’s accounts in 6 months
Second witness in Herald investigation shows $10m of deposits and cash withdrawals.
KiwiSaver changes 'a burden' for small businesses and self-employed
Wonky Box's Angus Simms says KiwiSaver changes will affect cashflow.
Sport news
Wexford 3-year-olds rise in torrid Tauranga conditions
Prudentia won at Tauranga, coming from last to first on a Heavy10 track.
Hard work pays off: Six young BoP squash players prepare for worlds in Egypt
The young players will be representing New Zealand at the Junior World Championships.
Business
'Smells just like leather': Turning kiwifruit waste into opportunity
Leather alternative aims to find a use for 50,000 tonnes of rejected kiwifruit annually.
Opinion: Navigating the ups and downs of long-term market investing
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Talent recognised at real estate awards
Hundreds of people gathered for the awards night in Hamilton.
Lifestyle
Region's top school rockers crowned
Pocket Watchers won the Rotorua Smokefree Rockquest final.
$20k triumph: How Taniwha Chasers captivated judges at portrait awards
An Ōpōtiki local's photograph Taniwha Chasers was chosen from 41 finalists.
NZ teens ditch smartphones for 'brick' phones
A 2025 survey found 95% of New Zealanders aged 15+ use social media.
Opinion
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Rural news
'Look up': Public urged to report missing monarch clusters in Hawke's Bay
No winter clusters have been recorded in Hawke’s Bay, which once had multiple known sites.
Primary sector unimpressed by Govt's horticulture reforms
Those in the primary sector say the new targets don’t go far enough.
$15b boost to NZ economy: Fonterra sets milk price forecast and earnings
Fonterra forecasts a milk price range of $8-$11 per kg for the 2025/26 season.
Car news and advice
Suzuki NZ partners with local animator for a unique ad
The Suzuki Swift is a fun car. Now it's even more fun in stop-motion animation.
Godzilla lives: Nissan confirms work on next-gen GT-R
We don't know when, or even how, but Nissan has confirmed that the mighty GT-R will return
Honda hits 500 million motorcycles: that’s a Super effort
It's a milestone number... and one iconic bike accounts for 20% of it.
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