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Mike King's tips for mental health
Comedian shares ways New Zealanders can get involved ahead of Mental Health Month October
What's eating Waihi? Battle lines drawn in the dig for more gold
Gold, frogs and politics - miners get go-ahead to open a new front.
Anti-mine group loses in High Court
Delahunty: Labour sabotaged Minister Sage, breach promise to ban mining Conservation land
Masked opportunity for Waihi College students
In Waihi, students have made masks in textile class to save families having to buy them.
He stood up and yelled 'I'm okay' - family grapple with crash mystery
Waihi mourns motorcyclist Mike Bainbridge, who died in a crash near the town.
Native species at risk from pest control toxin
Community-led predator control work uses toxins but there's interest in non-toxic methods
Thames-Coromandel economy takes hit
Mayor says stay positive, as a $26 million drop in expenditure recorded.
Waihi teens win Blue Light award
Bailey Cameron, 17, gets Overall Excellence Award and Zinzan Coop, 17, Peer Choice.
Surf club gains from Covid 'shovel-ready' fund
Significant investment in coastal communities including Pauanui, Tairua and Onemana.
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How to get the attention of the world's lawmakers, policymakers, movers and shakers.
Leon Holden: How we won the Valley
Top international coach explains why Whangamatā had massive advantage over most clubs.
Letters: Daffodil day - a thank you
The 2020 Daffodil Day street collection will likely be remembered for different reasons.
5.2 earthquake hits coast
What happened, where it happened, why we might need to get used to it
Fatalities in two crashes
Another dies as Police name man who died following a crash on Main Road, Katikati
Surfboard collector reunited with a long-lost love
Golden age of surfing in New Zealand recalled by John Quellin
Editorial: Being grateful for alert level 2
For a while there it looked like we wouldn't get any winter sport at all. Not even surfing
Ex-Thames-Coromandel deputy mayor Tony Brljevic stands for general election for Advance NZ
Tony Brljevich is the Coromandel candidate for Advance NZ Party.
Sandpit behind 'giant sandpit' at Waihi Beach
Waihi Beach local questions need for sandpit at Island View playground right behind beach
Three decades of giving
Approaching 30 years as chair of Whangamata's community pool, John throws in the towel
Recalling the big floods of Paeroa
After 50 years in Hauraki Plains flood control, Ian Sara has "a great respect for water".
Red and Whites celebrate cup win
At 58 minutes Te Aroha got their first try and converted for a nailbiting score line
Whangamatā clinch McClinchy Cup in historic victory
"This has never been achieved in the club's history," says ex-president Kevin Brookes.
Help for Hauraki farmers
Hauraki and TCDC add to the $250,000 tagged for farmers in the Thames Valley
Thames murder accused name suppression lapses, pleads not guilty
Ngatea man Adrian Phillips entered a not guilty plea to the murder of Bayden Williams.
Whangamata Senior As take out McClinchy Cup
Club Rugby supporters out but not down as Covid-19 puts them outside the field for finals
Editorial: We know, it's tough after what happened in Tairua
It's easy to find someone doing things tougher than you - like our young people this week.
Coaching superstars here for club rugby players
Wayne Smith, Leon Holden and Dave Dillon have chosen to stay home and go local.
The resilience of volunteer event organisers
Cancellation an economic impact to local communities
Best Fest street performances come to Waihi
Arts and creativity play another essential role in building our communities back up
Conservation Week all about wellbeing
Take a little time in nature for your wellbeing, and try give a little back: Lou Sanson.
When communities built their own town pool
"It was quite an adventure," says architect Bruce Scott of Whangamata Community Pool