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11:28am Fri 08 Jun, 2018
A good dump of snow during May should make for fantastic early season skiing at Whakapapa, says Ruapehu Alpine Lifts The ski season officially opened last weekend... Read More
11:08am Fri 08 Jun, 2018
Tauranga Intermediate pupil Christian Stark is hoping to take home a prize in the Innovation Awards with his invention which takes the messy work out of peeling... Read More
11:06am Fri 08 Jun, 2018
He tore out his eyes in anger and threw them into the sky, creating seven stars. And from just a twinkle in Tawhirimatea's eyes, Matariki was born. Matariki,... Read More
11:05am Fri 08 Jun, 2018
In Ireland, I fast came to learn that not everything is as it seems. Such as the guesthouse in Fethard-on-Sea ¬that wasn't. They had simply never taken the... Read More
10:59am Fri 08 Jun, 2018
Chickens, geese, cats, dogs, goats, horses and a one-year-old pig named Pickles… all manner of animals can be found at the home of Chris Welch and Lisa... Read More
11:34am Fri 01 Jun, 2018
Dr Cliff Simons, a military historian, has joined forces with Buddy Mikaere to write a book about the Battle of Gate Pa which took place on April 29, 1864. Of... Read More
11:32am Fri 01 Jun, 2018
The ANZ Premiership is back for a second season and ANZ is asking what Bay of Plenty netball fans and supporters need to achieve their netball aspirations. The... Read More
11:31am Fri 01 Jun, 2018
They are the guardian angels of all merchant sailors on the high seas. They are the Mission to Seafarers - a Christian charity serving the world's 1.5 million-plus... Read More
11:30am Fri 01 Jun, 2018
Whether you'v e created something from them, watched your child's imagination run wild or even regrettably stood on one, there is no doubt the multi-coloured Lego... Read More
11:08am Fri 01 Jun, 2018
Dan Meade and Hemi Coates are typical Kiwi blokes with a love of rugby and the great outdoors. For most, the passion would end there, but the former high school... Read More
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11:00am Fri 01 Jun, 2018
Ross Barnett is living proof that walking is a great way to lose weight and improve your health. Ross has lost 8kg and is feeling great since the Farm Street... Read More
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03:36pm Wed 30 May, 2018
Does the idea of having to give a speech send shivers down your spine? You are not alone, but if you are a migrant and English is not your first language, it... Read More