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'Heartbreaking': Fears service will close if council cuts funding
The council's funding for CAB is proposed to be cut in the draft Annual Plan.
Street racers need a 'safe, controlled' space, says 'petrolhead' ex-mayor, advocates
Community leaders support calls for safe venues after illegal street racing gatherings.
Man's fight for new home has glimmer of hope
'Our staff are doing everything they can to support him at this time'.
Opinion: Anzac Day time to reflect
Comrades in arms were on parade in towns and cities all over Australia and New Zealand.
Comrades conquer pa to avenge sisters’ deaths
Torekāhe speedily raised an armed force of 170 men.
Maketu climate plan wins award
Experience helps village prepare a strategy to combat climate change.
Opinion: Street racing law blows a lot of smoke, but no real consequences
Opinion: It was hoped the threat of car crushing would be a deterrent to illegal racing.
Unidentifed floating object? Strange item washes up on Mount beach
“We don’t know where it’s from and who it belongs to, do you?”
Opinion: Civic leadership isn't about popularity, it's about relationships
Opinion: Rightly or wrongly, when we vote, we get the people we deserve.
BoP, Waikato Lotto players dominate second division win
Fifteen players will be ending the month on a high.
The 'unsung heroes' behind the RSA
Taupō's Ngaire McIntosh has been awarded a life membership to the RSA.
Why a 'burnt-out' new teacher who quit after three terms may try again in Australia
More than 27,000 teacher practising certificates have expired and not renewed since 2018.
Rawiri Waititi: Stomach staple operation saved me and added years to my life
The procedure helps to reduce the risks created by hereditary heart conditions.
Richard Prebble: Why Luxon is one of Labour's biggest assets
OPINION: MPs who come from business usually take six years to adjust to politics.
Full circle for kiwi after 18-year rescue mission
Save the Kiwi and iwi mark a successful project to restore birds to Sanctuary Mountain.
Ruapehu Alpine Lifts’ future still unclear
Four bids have been received for Mt Ruapehu's skifields.
Livestock injured after truck rolls in Waikato
The truck was on its side and police were on scene.
Home maintenance course gets huge funding boost
Courses are being held to help people carry out basic maintenance on their homes.
Explained: The science behind today’s big quakes
Today's big Hawke’s Bay jolts struck in an area well-known for seismic activity.
41 quakes in three hours: 'Severe' quakes shake Hawke’s Bay, aftershocks continue
A magnitude 5.9 quake has rocked the North Island this morning.
‘Let us have peace’: Last survivor of 28th Māori Battalion appeals for end to wars
Sir 'Bom' Gillies wraps up Anzac Day by gifting a battle memorial flag to Treaty Grounds.
Officer justified in punching teen in face as he reached for hidden bong
'It was his favourite bong, and he did not want it to be taken by police.'
Why doesn't NZ shift to coastal shipping and rail for freight?
Trucking still accounts for nearly 80 per cent of shipping in New Zealand.
Review: Centre Stage uses pared-back drama to tell family story
Things I know to be true is Centre Stage Taupō’s latest production.
Appeal to crowdfund millions to keep Ruapehu skifields in public hands
Campaigners believe skifields cannot run for a profit.
The BoP town being hit hard by nationwide GP shortage
Locals are losing patience with the delays they face for treatment.
More chairs means bigger things for small theatre group
Centre Stage Taupō can host bigger audiences now it has replaced 30-year-old seats.
Doubled parking fees, more paid parks and pricier pool admission proposed
The draft Annual Plan proposes a number of fees increases in the city.
Wharenui build to use quake-resistant Māori method
The technique, mīmiro, will be used to rebuild a historic Bay of Plenty wharenui.
'They are in our hearts': Sacrifices past and present honoured in Rotorua
'They are in our hearts. They may have passed but we still feel them.'
Reader opinion: We're paying a price for trusting science; scramble to find skilled workers
OPINION: Readers have their say.
Police arrest 12 after aggravated robberies and ram-raid-style burglary
The arrests were all made within 24 hours of the incident happening.
Coldest morning of the year so far for some, more chilly weather on the way
Kiwis are in for some more cold nights from the middle of the week.