Volunteers unite at Tauranga foodbank amid soaring demand for help
Drawn to helping people, Jessica Stewart works fulltime at Tauranga Community Foodbank.
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'It’s a tragedy': Respected farmer dies in accident
'His contribution was massive outside and beyond the farm gate.'
Ham, lamb, pavlova or trifle: What do Kiwis eat on Christmas day?
Retail Meat New Zealand’s Great Kiwi Christmas Survey results are in.
'Great to see': Farmer confidence highest since mid-2017
Rabobank finds improved sentiment largely attributable to improved commodity pricing.
Grief-stricken motorcycle community planning final ride for victim of crash that killed three people
Motorcyclist mates determined to give beloved rider the send-off she would have wanted.
'Warms our hearts': Profits from Maketū Pies to fund community training, say owners
Local praise as Maketū Pies profits to aid Te Arawa youth training.
Levin standout horse wins big
Ka Ying Rising was raised, broken in and initially trained in Marton.
'So loud': Napier deluge floods shop's Christmas display, roadworks signs float down street
Deluge flooded the Christmas display in at least one store and poured down hilly streets.
Shearing: Digger Balme, 60, wins at Rotorua Show
Age ain’t doing nothing to slow down this veteran competition shearer.
Scientists explore seabed in Hauraki Gulf to study human impacts
Scientists from around the world are looking to the Hauraki Gulf for answers.
Half-kilometre of SH2 in Waipawa set for rebuild
A 500-metre stretch of State Highway 2 will get a makeover starting on January 13.
Teens complete 800km challenge across North Island
The Tauranga trio travelled under their own steam from East Cape to Cape Egmont
Northland hospitals struggle with IT outages, staff shortages escalate
Whangārei doctor warns: 'Co-opting healthcare assistants for calls is wildly inappropriate.'
Coldplay, Connections and coffee: What Kiwis googled in 2024
Google has released its 2024 Year in Search for New Zealand
Three-vehicle crash causes highway delays
The incident is causing traffic hold-ups on SH29, near Tauranga.
'Way overdue': Mental health unit budget rises by $17m, completion further delayed
The unit was initially expected to be finished in 2023.
Kororāreka 'makes sense': Historic name change decision imminent
The push to restore the town's original Māori name has been underway since 2021.
After 10 years in Bali jail, new hope Kiwi man could be brought home
Antony de Malmanche has lost all his teeth, suffers depression and is down to 50kg.
SH2 barriers a danger to staff, trucking boss says
Local businesses hit hard by SH2 median barriers as trucking firm warns of safety risks.
'Shattered into a million pieces': Whānau devastated after hunting tragedy
Their comments come as a man is jailed for three years.
Man extradited to stand trial for assault on partner's late father
A man's lost his bid to stay in NZ and avoid criminal trial across the ditch.
Southbound lane open after crash on Hawke’s Bay Expressway
Two-vehicle crash stops traffic north of Hastings.
Gisborne unveils water filter unit especially designed for the isolated region
The portable water unit can supply fresh water in mass during severe weather events.
'Ride free brother': Second motorcyclist killed in triple fatal 'will never be forgotten'
Three people died in Saturday's crash. Lesley Brooks, 46, was a mum of three.
Christmas Appeal: Salvation Army’s choice model supermarket instils ‘mana’
Sally's redesigns the food bank system to a choice model supermarket.
Watch: 'Not good enough' – Govt moves on banking sector to improve competition
Christopher Luxon: ‘In short, we want to disrupt the status quo.’
From Auckland to Whanganui: New chairman's journey to leading Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi
Tahinganui Hina returned home to Whanganui in 2018.
Exhausted and in pain: Northland woman suffers multiple injuries after pack of dogs attack
Dog attacks in Far North rise; woman injured as pack of dogs maul her on Taipā Beach.
Crowds near 20,000 as Hawke's Bay jingles all the way into Christmas celebrations
Thousands turned out to Christmas events in Hawke's Bay.
Hawke’s Bay out of the cyclone into a drought
The Kaweka Community Catchment Collective is staging a forum on Wednesday.
'The abuse of that monster': Court hears rage as paedophile's victims demand justice
Hunt faces preventative detention; court hears of decades-long pattern of abuse.
‘Sexual predator’ teen jailed for raping girl, violating three others
Hamilton teen's initial prison term was reduced by 60 months due to a range of factors.
The Country: NZ politics with Stuart Nash
Phil Duncan, Stuart Nash, Pita Alexander, Grant McCallum.
Man jailed after boy fatally shoots hunter
John Atkins, a 44-year-old father-of-three, died after he was shot in the head in August.