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Hawke's Bay summer photo competition: Prize worth more than $1500 up for grabs
Snap an awesome summer photo of Hawke's Bay to win a first prize worth $1500-plus.
Will Boxing Day sales be boom or bust? Whangārei retail expert says 'wait and see'
Boxing day sales expected to create even more mayhem than Black Friday
Vege tips: Welcoming bees and insects to your garden
Opinion: Bees and other pollinators are vital to every garden.
Summer reads: The year in politics - cutbacks, hīkoi, misbehaving politicians and the ‘coalition of chaos’
From cutbacks to hīkoi, it's been a big year for politics.
‘Bodies stacked up like firewood’: Veteran aid worker remembers Boxing Day tsunami
The Boxing Day tsunami killed at least a quarter of a million people 20 years ago today.
Letters: A suggestion about Boxing Day surcharges
OPINION: 'Businesses that value customers’ loyalty should refrain' from passing on costs.
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NZ’s highest-earning speed camera makes almost $1.5m in six months
The three top cameras collected $3.1 million during the first six months of 2024.
Opinion: Did NZ overreach in Covid-19 response strategy?
Questions over effectiveness of pandemic actions as NZ still feeling economic strain.
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NZ’s highest-earning speed camera makes almost $1.5m in six months
The three top cameras collected $3.1 million during the first six months of 2024.
‘Sorry to be the Christmas Grinch’: Bad weather forecast for parts of NZ
Meanwhile, a meteorologist gives his pick for where he would like to spend Christmas Day.
Three top new residences which won 2024 architecture awards
Outstanding designs displayed in Whanganui, Ōtautahi and Wānaka residential buildings.
Wellington news
NZ’s highest-earning speed camera makes almost $1.5m in six months
The three top cameras collected $3.1 million during the first six months of 2024.
Minister reveals when officials will consider 110km/h speed limit on Transmission Gully
NZTA has taken over responsibility for completing the road after a court case was settled.
Woman abandons holiday to find missing cat, pair reunited on Christmas Day
Ruby Carter flew to Wellington from Rotorua when she found out Othello had gone rogue.
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NZ’s highest-earning speed camera makes almost $1.5m in six months
The three top cameras collected $3.1 million during the first six months of 2024.
Society Insider Awards 2024: The hook-ups, the scandals, the best dressed and the go-to place for the uber-wealthy
The Mowbrays, Jacinda and Clarke, Du Val scandal – the year has been big for NZ's elite.
One seriously injured after Christmas Day water incident
Emergency services, including helicopter, respond to incident at Army Bay, Whangaparāoa.
Regional news
Will Boxing Day sales be boom or bust? Whangārei retail expert says 'wait and see'
Boxing day sales expected to create even more mayhem than Black Friday
New owners, new life: Kaitāia's controversial backpackers to be renovated
The Hike and Bike backpackers in Kaitāia has been sold
‘Heart-wrenching’: Kiwi recalls aid efforts after catastrophic tsunami
Tauranga's Greg Brownless remembers the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami tragedy.
Lifejackets, speeding, no-go zones: What water patrols are looking out for
The Bay of Plenty maritime team will be checking for rule compliance.
Lifejackets, speeding, no-go zones: What water patrols are looking out for
The Bay of Plenty maritime team will be checking for rule compliance.
‘Never a time to be a hero’: What to do if you’re first at a crash
Police have advice for people who come across a crash scene.
Hawke's Bay summer photo competition: Prize worth more than $1500 up for grabs
Snap an awesome summer photo of Hawke's Bay to win a first prize worth $1500-plus.
Who has been nominated for the regional theatre awards
The Regional Theatre Awards see dozens of nominations for Whanganui and Feilding creatives
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