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PM Luxon defends NZDF job cuts plan as India visit ends
The Government is about to release its 15-year plan for NZ's defence spending.
How NZ scientists aim to protect critically endangered leatherbacks
Experts from three countries are studying leatherback turtles in Whakatāne.
No teens allowed: Bar bans under 20s ... again
'It’s like watching Bambi getting to walk on ice for the first time.'
Dick Frizzell’s new memoir: ‘A little memory, a little licence and a lot of humour’
The 82-year-old painter contemplates beginnings, endings and what, exactly, is the truth.
Auckland gets ‘remarkable’ $10m gift from family of influential nurseryman
The 5.6ha of land has a forest of kauri trees bred from Tāne Mahuta, NZ's largest tree.
Whakaari-White Island memorial project requires further hapū engagement
$90,000 was raised this year, with hopes for central government funding.
News in brief: New public transport fare system
Rotorua news snippets: Māori circus theatre, new bus fare system, new regional flights.
Meth-accused driver in triple-fatal crash named, survivor labels him a ‘scumbag’
Garth Temokina Thompson can now be identifed as the man charged over Taihape crash.
Young guns day at Golden Shears
Finals results in the day sessions on the first day of the Golden Shears in Masterton.
Owners of Whakaari/White Island have company’s conviction quashed
The volcano's deadly eruption killed 22 and seriously injured 25.
Homicide probe: Man found dead on doorstep
Police urge anyone with information to call 105.
Police investigate ‘unexplained’ death in Bay of Plenty
Police urge anyone with information to call 105.
‘A full and very positive life’: Funding to begin for life-extending cancer drugs
Rhys Drayson passed his given life expectancy after taking the drugs in a clinical trial.
How a $48.7m boost is shaping the future of kapa haka
Finance Minister Nicola Willis received a rock star welcome at Te Matatini's opening day.
Overnight fire in Ōpōtiki spreads through two commercial buildings
The fire started around 11:20pm on Church St.
Small town New Zealand is really upping its food and coffee game
Worthwhile places to stop on a roadie through the Coromandel and Bay of Plenty.
China begins second military exercise in Tasman Sea
China notified NZ Defence of the live firing via radio channels on Saturday.
‘Pure heartlessness’: Man laundered $44k from 22 victims for Kenya-based scammers
Patrick Neho claimed he did it to feed his children but in reality, he fed his addictions.
'Same costly mistake': Driver's warning after $150 bus-lane fine
More than 6500 tickets were issued for breaching the 50m rule last year.
Fire crews tackle house blaze in Kawerau
Fire crews have left the scene of a house fire in Kawerau.
Up to 1000 rally against hospital downgrading health services
Obstetrics and gynaecology services at Whakatāne Hospital have been downgraded.
Hamiltonian to walk in Relay for Life to help people 'open up' about diagnosis
Kezia Kurian's mother suspected she had cancer - but told no one.
Champions blow competition away at Tarawera Ultra
Rotorua-Bay of Plenty athletes on the podium for major running event.
Critical injuries after SH30 crash involving truck
Emergency services were called to State Highway 30 at Rotoiti Forest.
'Deeply disappointing': Proposed job cuts will worsen access to palliative care - doctor
Public money would be spent on hospital admissions for people with 'nowhere else to go'.
'Kill him': Armed mobster on meth-fuelled rampage held 74yo man hostage
He was fleeing police when he broke into the pensioner's home and assaulted him.
Cardboard caskets and native trees: How to give your loved one a natural burial
A desire for simplicity and a return to tradition has driven a rise in natural burials.