Bay businesses gear up for cruise ship tourist rush
Local businesses are excited for the extra revenue cruise ships will bring.
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Skydive Tauranga looks forward to cruise ship season
Skydive Tauranga owner Gui Calmelet says most of his cruise ship customers are crew members. Video / Harriet Laughton
Increase in patients at new chemotherapy unit
'We now have five Whanganui staff members trained to provide treatment.'
Innovative digital platform funds native planting and pest control on East Coast
The East Coast Exchange has hit a funding milestone for nature work.
'Football field' of land: New maps reveal where NZ's coasts are crumbling fastest
Parts of our coastline are losing 'football field' of land each generation.
NZ fertile investment ground for cream of global dairy industry, new report
Private capitalists including Graeme Hart, corporates, state-owned firms put down roots.
Pool roof failure impacts Whanganui's swim team
'It seems odd that you’ve got an indoor pool that has to be shut in winter.'
More support for drought-affected North Canterbury farmers
'As lambing and calving get under way, extra one-off support is needed.'
NZ Mountain Film Festival brings adventure to Gisborne's Dome Cinema
Award-winning film Inshallah to feature at NZ Mountain Film Festival at Gisborne's Dome.
Stock Takes: Heat on Synlait’s independent directors, Moutter's CBA pay
D-day looms for minority shareholders in struggling dairy company.
Theatre, big band music and a day of yoga in Gisborne this weekend
Theatre, big band music and a day of yoga.
World his oyster: Gisborne's Blair off to US on scholarship
Gisborne swimmer and surf lifeguard Angus Blair gets four-year US scholarship.
Little stories of Hikurangi featured in student art
Kāinga - Little Stories of Hikurangi is on show until Sunday.
Down to the business end in Poverty Bay men's hockey
Gisborne Boys' High v LPSC Traktion; YMP A v Waituhi.
Winning warm-ups for Whāngārā, Waikohu as playoffs loom
Solid win to Whangārā after first-quarter setback.
Warning issued over scam website purportedly livestreaming waka ama champs
Fans are advised to go through individual clubs' Facebook pages to follow the events.
Gisborne letters on trust's growth purpose, a reckless repeal, Pākehā venues
Gisborne Herald readers write in with their concerns.
Neighbour saw police leading children from Tūrangi home after pair found dead
“She was just the most beautiful person. Whoever did this to her needs to rot in hell."
Kids break into dealership and steal dirt bikes
Two boys, with estimated ages of 6 and 10, broke into Rotorua Autohaus on Lake Rd on a Sunday afternoon and stole two dirt bikes valued at $4000.
Tauranga's first Māori ward councillor granted medical leave until 2025
Tauranga’s Māori ward councillor is on leave until 2025 because of illness
‘Help, my daughter isn't breathing’: Dad’s desperate efforts to save toddler heard in murder trial
He pounded on his neighbour’s door and asked for her to do CPR on the girl.
'No longer an emergency': Coromandel speed limits to return to normal
There is some community support for retaining reduced speeds.
Armed police called to Matua after firearm report
Police were in the area of Tilby Drive and Fergusson Park about 4.30pm.
Housing shortage: Waikato will need up to 61,500 more homes by 2043
Waikato's housing shortage has gone from bad to worse over the past five years.
Is NZ moving fast enough to prepare for worsening climate impacts?
Climate change poses a multibillion-dollar risk to NZ.
When is a cabbage not a cabbage?
The mystery plant, believed to be a large variety of kale, is almost 3m tall.
Indian Independence Day celebrated in Palmerston North
Palmerston North Deputy Mayor Debi Marshall-Lobb helped raise the flag.
College students help improve life in Vietnam village
The work was physical but rewarding.
The Country: Rabobank's Ben Picton on the OCR
Ben Picton, Richard McIntyre, Peter Newbold, Jo Luxton, Cameron Henderson.
New tertiary music scholarship launched in memory of philanthropist Chloe Wright
Wright's son said Chloe was passionate about helping rangatahi 'realise their potential'.
Syphilis on the rise in NZ: What you need to know
How is syphilis diagnosed and treated in New Zealand, and how can you prevent it?
Lincoln McClutchie preferred to start as Magpies ready for Southland Ranfurly Shield challenge
McClutchie has scored 461 points for the Magpies since his teenaged debut in 2018.
'Really pleased': Hawke's Bay growers welcome raft of RSE scheme changes
An increase to the cap, changes to pay and accommodation costs are among the changes.
Police say Waikato retirement village death not suspicious
Police say investigations did not identify anything to suggest the death was suspicious.