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Report details of sightings, captures or strandings to the Department of Conservation.
Local Focus: Pounamu combines Chinese and Māori art forms in fashion show
Waka huia and Chinese bowl-forms on display. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'Boat rage' teacher quits: School community wants board to step in
Board of trustees called on to persuade teacher not to resign.
Local Focus: Bilingual tourism campaign launches
A bilingual digital map proves popular for visitors. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'Hallelujah': City commissioners get glowing review from business community
A 'hallelujah' moment is how a lawyer described the commissioner's first public event
'Saddest 20 minutes of my life': Historian hits back during Māori governance debate
'I'm never getting that back.'
Shark expert's Bowentown warning: 'I personally wouldn't go swimming'
The fisherman estimated the shark was three to four metres long.
Local Focus: Campervans coming to Rotorua for Easter
Expect an Easter influx of campervans and motorhomes.. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
A 33-year wait for justice: One of NZ's biggest cold cases solved
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ASB Regional scoreboard: How is your local economy coping?
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Made in Rotorua: Vegas ready to hit New Zealand screens
A new television series filmed in Rotorua is ready to hit New Zealand screens.
Winter is coming: Rain throughout New Zealand this week
Rain, cloud and showers are set to descend on most of New Zealand this week.
Council plan to sell housing leaves 78yo in tears
Elderly tenants have mixed emotions about the relocation proposal.
'Just chaos': Too many patients, stretched staff a shock for ED visitor
The woman feared what effects the delays were having on others.
Diabetes 'tsunami': Rates expected to double
Four actions could save hundreds of millions of dollars each and boost life expectancy.
'Raw and naked debate': should council workshops be open to the public?
Over three years, 31 councils held 737 informal meetings in secret.
Māori agribusiness: Good crowd at top dairy farm visit
Pouarua Farm is one of the three finalists of the prestigious competition.
Waihī Beach's battler: Former PM backs petition over apartment developments
'It's in the public interest and I stand firmly for it,' says former PM.
How Covid-19 lockdown affected trust in the government
A global study involving a Bay of Plenty professor noted a link between the two.
Man dies after being hit by train in Bay of Plenty
The track is closed and police are managing traffic.
Local Focus: Learning to skateboard with Sam's Skate School
Tū Manawa Fast Fund gets kids rolling. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'Highly careless': CRS Tauranga Ltd fined $86K over 'dirty' harbour discharges
'The defendant did not respond with sufficient urgency or diligence to the ... problems'
Man accused of shooting at police appears in court
The 31-year-old faced nine charges when he appeared in court today.
Guns, gangs, and hospitals: Nearly 40 people admitted in five years
Most people were shot in the abdomen but fingers and toes also came into the crosshairs.
Body of missing woman Shylo Rose Porter found
Police Search and Rescue Squad, volunteers found body on Mt Ngongotahā, near Rotorua.
Police name victim of fatal skydiving accident in Tauranga
The dead man was an experienced skydiver on a solo jump.
A celebration of whānau, whakapapa and whanaungatanga
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Skydiver killed in accident believed to have been an instructor
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Skydiver dies in incident at Tauranga Airport
A person has died after a parachute crash at Tauranga Airport.
Thirteen complaints in a year about Katikati College
Four complaints are allegedly about the college principal.