New Plymouth Powerball Player Wins $8.3 Million
A lucky Powerball player from New Plymouth will be starting the weekend early after winning $8.3 million with Powerball First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning ticket was sold on ...
Race Report – Health Partners Men’s Stage 2
The Health Partners Stage 2 victory saw Welsford retain the Santos Ochre Leader’s jersey, which he will proudly wear during Thursday’s potential general classification challenging efex Stage 3 from ...
Mayor’s Speech At Rātana: ‘Testing Times Ahead For Councils, Iwi’
On Thursday morning, Te Ariki Tā Tumu Te Heuheu, Tūwharetoa and Te Arawa waka will be welcomed and at 3pm Te Arikinui Kuini ...
Area Schools Brace For Busy Year
Hurunui College board of trustees chairperson Robin McKinlay says area schools tend to be small and mostly in rural areas, making it difficult to attract staff. Being year 1-13 schools, area schools ...
Funding For Clarence River Weed Control
The Waiau Toa / Clarence weed control programme is a collaborative project involving LINZ, Boffa Miskell, ECan, the ...
Mayor Hits Out At Government Over Changes To Waste Act
Invercargill mayor Nobby Clark has penned a strongly worded letter to the government about changes to waste policy, calling ...
‘Ridiculous’ Rising Venue Costs Put Pressure On Nelson Events
Evolve Festival, the country’s longest-running wellness festival, is traditionally held at Founders Heritage Park but was ...
Coffee Bar Takes It Name From 1940 River Tragedy
Ngāporo Coffee Bar is a collaboration between specialty coffee guru Paul Harris and Whanganui’s Riverboat Centre and Museum. The coffee bar has been named after one of the Whanganui River's more than ...
Blenheim Noel Leeming Announces Opening Date
Noel Leeming’s new Westwood store will open on February 5, after it has moved out of Blenheim’s central business district.
The Willing Students Who Struggle To Find Work
Hamish Cleary (20) likes making things in building class, enjoys gardening and loves mowing lawns. Like many students, Hamish is pondering what to do when he leaves school later this year. But while ...
‘Don’t Be A D***’: Community Fed Up With Illegal Dumping
A frustrated Auckland resident is urging illegal dumpers to not be a "d***", as he's sick of seeing rubbish strewn outside ...
Dad-of-three Offers To Pay For New Cycle Track, But His Plan Hit A Snag
A south Auckland man's dream of building his beach community their first pump track for kids may finally come true. Byron Scott has tried for years to build a track in the Maraetai and Beachlands area ...