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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The drug-dealing Mongrel Mob boss who had $68k cash in a Louis Vuitton handbag
The gang leader was seen in a pub carpark buying 1kg of meth for $140,000.
Gang members arrested after alleged 200kg meth heist at Port of Tauranga
Two men allegedly broke into shipping container and pulled out five suitcases of drugs.
Editorial: Christmas donations show community spirit still shining through
OPINION: In trying financial times, people still find the capacity to give.
National, local companies are creditors of Rotorua housing project
The financier wants $28.2m; unsecured creditors are listed as being owed another $167,000.
Audrey Young: Rating 20 rookie MPs after their first year in the job
ANALYSIS: National's Class of 2023 - some have excelled, some have disappointed.
Spark's 40% plunge: What went wrong for the telecom giant?
OPINION: Spark removed from global index, share buyback questioned as debt rises.
Rural News
How to make sweet chilli sauce - from your own chillies, no less
The Country looks back at some of the biggest and best stories of the past 12 months.
Pine pollen discovery nothing to sneeze at
The Country looks back at some of the biggest and best stories of the past 12 months.
The Country: Winston Peters on raising Super age
The Country looks back at some of the biggest and best stories of the past 12 months.
Pastures past: Where have all the lambs and wool gone?
The Country looks back at some of the biggest and best stories of the past 12 months.
The Country Fast Five: Meet Greg and Dansy Coppell
The Country looks back at some of the biggest and best stories of the past 12 months.
Scraping by in the 1950s: We had no fridge but we ate like kings
The Country looks back at some of the biggest and best stories of the past 12 months.
Lifestyle news
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.
Social media etiquette: The dos and don'ts of work group chats
How to avoid getting yourself in a pickle.
Car news and advice
Best reviews of 2024: Toyota Prius Z PHEV Signature Class
The Prius has gone all desirable; now it’s back in NZ as a Signature Class used import.
Aston Martin Valkyrie breaks Silverstone lap record for street-legal cars
Valkyrie has set a blistering lap time of 1:56.42 around the hallowed F1 circuit.
BYD hits record 4.27m sales in 2024 as it chases Tesla
The record sales figure represents an impressive 41.3% increase from the previous year.
OneRoof property news
Singaporean family buys premium Auckland properties for over $11.5m
They have business ties to New Zealand.
'Elite property tinder' - the secret house sales in NZ's richest suburbs
These are the Kiwi homes only the very wealthy get to see.
Location Location Location star Jayne Kiely: I thought my TV career was over
"I’m nothing like Kirstie Allsopp. She’s quite posh, unlike me!"
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.