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'A bit traumatic': Crankworx 2024 worth millions to city despite boycott blow
New Zealand

'A bit traumatic': Crankworx 2024 worth millions to city despite boycott blow

13 Oct 01:01 AM

Between a boycott and sponsorship struggles, there were still successes and learnings.

'They’re very lucky': Chopper helps with search for kayakers
New Zealand

'They’re very lucky': Chopper helps with search for kayakers

13 Oct 12:07 AM

A co-ordinated response effort resulted in three kayakers being rescued off Whangamatā.

You beauty: Why botox is booming
New Zealand

You beauty: Why botox is booming

13 Oct 12:00 AM

The 20-year-old business helping make Rotorua more beautiful.

'Rusty' League Legends beat Bay of Plenty Lakers in mental health charity match
New Zealand

'Rusty' League Legends beat Bay of Plenty Lakers in mental health charity match

12 Oct 11:30 PM

'Once the joints loosened up, the body kicked in as if I was 23.'

Hauraki Gulf plan: More protection, but Govt allows fishing
Environment

Hauraki Gulf plan: More protection, but Govt allows fishing

12 Oct 10:23 PM

Hauraki Gulf Forum warns new bill threatens decades of protection efforts.

Bree Tomasel in studio with Newstalk ZB's Francesca Rudkin
Entertainment

Bree Tomasel in studio with Newstalk ZB's Francesca Rudkin

The top-rating ZM host joins Francesca Rudkin to talk about her media career, being an Australian on NZ radio and telling her story in her new book. Video / Newstalk ZB

Triathlons at 75: Mount Maunganui athlete bound for worlds
New Zealand

Triathlons at 75: Mount Maunganui athlete bound for worlds

12 Oct 06:07 PM

She says she's been 'hooked' on triathlons since 1985.

On top of the world, and the hill: The community that moved due to climate change
New Zealand

On top of the world, and the hill: The community that moved due to climate change

12 Oct 05:00 PM

The relocation project began in 2018, driven by Hawke's Bay's increasingly unstable coast.

Sweetcorn secrets: How to grow the perfect crop
New Zealand

Sweetcorn secrets: How to grow the perfect crop

12 Oct 04:01 PM

OPINION: When I think of summer, I think of sweetcorn.

Cull or protect? The deer debate of 1930
New Zealand

Cull or protect? The deer debate of 1930

12 Oct 04:00 PM

“One could say that the deer are doing more good than harm."

Santa’s little helper: Kiwi teacher to work as elf in Santa village in Finland
New Zealand

Santa’s little helper: Kiwi teacher to work as elf in Santa village in Finland

12 Oct 04:00 PM

Kids already warned to be on their best behaviour with the Arctic Circle-bound teacher.

Growing Future Farmers needs more farm trainers
New Zealand

Growing Future Farmers needs more farm trainers

12 Oct 04:00 PM

Growing Future Farmers has 131 applications instead of the projected 80 placements.

House fire rages in rural Bay of Plenty town
New Zealand

House fire rages in rural Bay of Plenty town

12 Oct 08:41 AM

A woman who saw the fire in Tāneatua described it as 'raging'.

Shane Jones calls for new Crown entity to drill for geothermal energy
Politics

Shane Jones calls for new Crown entity to drill for geothermal energy

12 Oct 06:42 AM

Jones is also promising a future for the Marsden Point refinery.

Bay of Plenty Steamers end Hawke's Bay Magpies' season
New Zealand

Bay of Plenty Steamers end Hawke's Bay Magpies' season

12 Oct 05:17 AM

An erratic season concludes in Tauranga.

Kayakers rescued after being blown offshore, local uses private helicopter in search
New Zealand

Kayakers rescued after being blown offshore, local uses private helicopter in search

12 Oct 03:30 AM

Police said a fourth member of the group, on a paddleboard, was also unaccounted for.

Battle of the Bays: Bay of Plenty steal quarter-final in dying moments
NPC

Battle of the Bays: Bay of Plenty steal quarter-final in dying moments

12 Oct 02:46 AM

The Steamers roll on to the semifinals.

Boil water notice lifted for Manawatū town
New Zealand

Boil water notice lifted for Manawatū town

12 Oct 02:23 AM

Potentially unsafe levels of e-coli bacteria were detected on Thursday.

The Ultimate thrill: A cross between netball and American football
New Zealand

The Ultimate thrill: A cross between netball and American football

12 Oct 02:00 AM

Now a high-level competitive sport, Ultimate is making its mark in the community.

'Dumbfounded': Mother of missing Marokopa children hits back at online trolls
Crime

'Dumbfounded': Mother of missing Marokopa children hits back at online trolls

12 Oct 01:07 AM

Cat says she is dumbfounded by nasty comments and 'lost' without her children.

'You broke my family': Son's words to father who sexually abused him for 7 years
New Zealand|crime

'You broke my family': Son's words to father who sexually abused him for 7 years

12 Oct 01:00 AM

The dad coached his young son and friend to perform sexual acts in front of him.

Serious two-vehicle Waikato crash, two injured
New Zealand

Serious two-vehicle Waikato crash, two injured

12 Oct 12:39 AM

The road is closed and diversions are being put in place.

Interislander ferries can run for 20 more years, claims Winston Peters
Politics

Interislander ferries can run for 20 more years, claims Winston Peters

11 Oct 11:38 PM

The coalition Government appeared split on what to do about the ferries.

Return to power charges NZ First members as Winston Peters opens party conference
Politics

Return to power charges NZ First members as Winston Peters opens party conference

11 Oct 09:35 PM

Members are celebrating being back in government as the conference starts.

'An ethical dilemma': 30-year medical career ended by Covid vaccine stance
New Zealand

'An ethical dilemma': 30-year medical career ended by Covid vaccine stance

11 Oct 09:00 PM

Doctor tried to keep practising under Māori customary law.

Former SAS tracker says soldiers could find Tom Phillips within two weeks
New Zealand

Former SAS tracker says soldiers could find Tom Phillips within two weeks

11 Oct 06:57 PM

The fugitive Marokopa father and his three kids were spotted by pig hunters last week.

Why Tairāwhiti needs a specialist emergency response team
New Zealand

Why Tairāwhiti needs a specialist emergency response team

11 Oct 06:00 PM

Initiative will make region 'one of the most well-resourced' in NZ.

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Opinion: What’s the difference between investment products and financial advice?
New Zealand

Opinion: What’s the difference between investment products and financial advice?

11 Oct 06:00 PM

Opinion: The financial world is awash with retail products.

'I thought she would be disadvantaged': How surgery transformed a schoolgirl's life
New Zealand

'I thought she would be disadvantaged': How surgery transformed a schoolgirl's life

11 Oct 05:02 PM

Six years on from surgery, Te Waiwaha is trilingual and loves to sing and play sports.

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Devices, haze and the arrival of Christ: Inside Hastings' first medical cannabis lounge
New Zealand

Devices, haze and the arrival of Christ: Inside Hastings' first medical cannabis lounge

11 Oct 05:00 PM

'There’s plenty of harm in Hastings already, we want to offer something reducing harm.'

Tiny Thames train attraction at risk from sea level rise project
New Zealand

Tiny Thames train attraction at risk from sea level rise project

11 Oct 05:00 PM

The track runs along a seawall that protects $1 billion in assets.

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Opinion: ‘Shaky start’ for Hastings to Napier railway line
New Zealand

Opinion: ‘Shaky start’ for Hastings to Napier railway line

11 Oct 05:00 PM

Opinion: Only three short-line public railway lines in operation in North Island .

'Footsteps of our tipuna': New race custodians aim to uphold IronMāori's legacy of inclusion and support
New Zealand

'Footsteps of our tipuna': New race custodians aim to uphold IronMāori's legacy of inclusion and support

11 Oct 05:00 PM

Chairperson Mike Paku said the event had gone from 'strength to strength'.

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Echunga sinks - Kiwis’ 1800s visual memory shaped by paintings: Toni MacKinnon
New Zealand

Echunga sinks - Kiwis’ 1800s visual memory shaped by paintings: Toni MacKinnon

11 Oct 05:00 PM

Opinion: Within hours the Echunga had broken up and almost all its cargo was lost.

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