Katikati news
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Graduates say goodbye to school years
Graduates leave behind a legacy for younger students to aspire to, principal says.
Zespri to expand offshore gold kiwifruit growing after affirmative producer vote
Vote goes Zespri's way this time.
Communications, clocks and treasures among summer museum exhibitions
Historic clocks and communications at Western Bay Museum.
The Fox drew a record 25 teams
The total funds raised over the five years of the event is more than $200,000
Centre at risk of more cutbacks
The centre will have to consolidate further if it does not get the help it needs.
Celebrities set to tame Waihī Beach and fairways
The Fox raises funds for the Waihī Beach Surf Club and Coastguard.
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Dug down, walls now rising for $400m Mount Maunganui retirement village
A giant sandpile sits at the centre of the site where perimeter walls have been built.
Opinion: Why NZ's interest rates may stay below US levels
The Federal Reserve is likely to keep rates unchanged next week.
‘Started from nothing’: From cleaning flats to running a holiday home business
The 'boutique' business manages holiday homes in Mount Maunganui and Pāpāmoa.
Port pricing the remedy for ‘alarming’ decline in sector’s returns on capital: Forsyth Barr
Most ports are owned by local councils suggesting "public good" thinking over performance.
QV figures: How much has your home lost since the market peak?
We can't say 'peak to trough' because we don't yet know if we have hit rock bottom.
E-motorcycle firm collapse: Anxious customers, Crown agency owed $400k
Can the electric biker maker still go postal? Crown agency owed $400,000.
Rural News
'Pretty cool': Couple vying for Northern Young Farmer title
Kate Hawkings and Daniel Richards go head-to-head in first regional final of the season.
Where it all began: The origins of forestry, NZ’s third-largest export
Kaingaroa lies at the heart of New Zealand's forestry sector.
Zespri receives $24.1m payout for mice-damaged kiwifruit shipment
Zespri CEO Jason Te Brake said the settlement was a positive outcome for the industry.
'Workload is about 60% less': 'Nudies’ help hill country sheep farmers strip costs back to the bone
Farmers are investing in self-shedding sheep to avoid shearing costs.
Shane Jones joins forces with Australian MPs to fight ‘woke’ banks
The fight against 'woke' banking has gone transtasman.
Rabobank's Michael Every talks Trump and trade on The Country
Christopher Luxon, Michael Every, and Hunter McGregor.
Lifestyle news
Dug down, walls now rising for $400m Mount Maunganui retirement village
A giant sandpile sits at the centre of the site where perimeter walls have been built.
Society Insider: Tenby Powell's cancer bucket list; property mogul Nigel McKenna's big year
A $100m hotel and spa and globe-trotting with rising hospo star partner.
Think you’re not flexible enough to take up yoga? This 74yo will prove you wrong
Bill Hale is showing everyone it's never too late to start something new.
Singaporeans pay $40m for 24.9% of five-village retirement chain
'This is a capital-intensive business. We really want to expand' – chairman Bill McDonald.
Explained: Why would Kmart expand in this tough retail environment?
Boss from across the Tasman explains the reasoning behind Kmart's expansion here.
JLL retirement village study: population up, companies adjust growth
Most older people do not live in such villages, even with 53,000 people there now.
Car news and advice
Toyota Land Cruiser Prado by Arctic Trucks: AT37 might be 4x4 heaven
Famed builder of the Top Gear Polar Hilux has created an extreme Land Cruiser Prado.
Volkswagen Golf R review: blue beat
The Golf R 8.5 hasn't changed that much, but still manages to be much better.
Audi turns Q6 e-tron into extreme off-roader
Outrageous off-road mods turn Q6 e-tron into a 'highly emotive' EV, says Audi.
OneRoof property news
‘Scary, scary time’: Home renovation spend drops 13% as Kiwis tighten their wallets
Homeowners still wanted the work done, just on a smaller budget.
Godfather of NZ craft beer selling his childhood home
Dunedin house is where the first Emersons beer was brewed.
More local news
Outdoor fire restrictions amid vegetation fire surge
There have been 69 vegetation fires in the last month.
A lifetime told in art through someone else’s eyes
Michelle Fokerd tells stories through her art, this time of a dementia patient.
Teaching stalwart wraps up 45-year career
Katikati Primary School community says goodbye to Anne Morriss at the end of the year.
Christmas celebration in Athenree
This event replaces previous years' Athenree foreshore carols event.
Spike in Aongatete burglaries
Katikati police report on burglary spike and scammers.
A fresh look at produce by Grow On Katikati
Jizzy Green and Jess Moir on the basics of gardening.
Q&A with Bay Conservation Alliances' Michelle Elborn
BCA was born out of the Western Bay of Plenty, but now operates Bay of Plenty-wide.
Katikati's Christmas in the Park to get the festive season under way
A range of local talent is to set to entertain at the Moore Park event.
People came in their droves to Waihī Beach festival
Big events will help bring opportunity into the coastal town, organiser says.
The rumble of the humble tractor
Tractor drivers enjoyed one of their day-long meandering adventures recently.
Community boards facing axe
Western Bay of Plenty District could have fewer councillors to vote for next election.
'Destined to be a teacher'
A teacher who spent 45 years at two Katikati schools passed away this month.
Katikati police report: John Deere Gator stolen, graffiti in Ōmokoroa, vandalism of local tavern
Weekly report from Katikati Police.
Dad describes evacuation as 'intense' wildfire threatened homes
Firefighters remain at the scene two days later dealing with flare-ups.