'It’s an opportunity to connect with organisations that we didn’t know existed.'

The developer will now be allowed to remove the remaining trees, council says.

Rotoiti and Mount Maunganui rugby clubs unit to celebrate a century of rugby.

The tournament has rebounded to pre-Covid levels, and beyond.

It comes as second heart care laboratory opens at the hospital, meaning fewer transfers.

The mayor says there are upcoming projects that may help protect against future flooding.

'In this day and age, we can’t find something with the tracker on it, it’s a bit weird.'

Dave Parry loves his job so much, he drives 120km every day to go there.

The 38-test All Black prop answered an SOS from the injury-hit Crusaders on the weekend.

Twenty-two people died when the island erupted in 2019.

'His death has made, and will continue to make, a big difference in the lives of others.'

Shark scientist Dr Riley Elliott had been tracking the great white.

Closing this road was the next step in a carefully sequenced programme, Waka Kotahi says.

Conditions were “very unsafe” given the number of vehicles travelling on the road daily.

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The local surf club president said the deluge 'came without warning'.

'There is nobody visiting now. You’ve got to have foot traffic to make things work.'

Meanwhile, the island's owners have failed in a bid to have their charges thrown out.

Coastguard boss says too many volunteers have had to "pull dead bodies from the sea".