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Irish billionaire takes controlling stake in Whakatāne Mill amid $128m upgrade

Shareholders have injected almost $90m in equity and $64.8m in loans since 2021.

Time Warp again: Riff Raff statue back where Rocky Horror story began

A global audience tuned in to the live cam as Hamilton celebrated the statue's return.

Inside Waikato University's 'ambitious plans' to grow Tauranga campus

Plans include property buys, 300 new student beds, more staff and more programmes.

Is it too much to ask for a year of 'less toxicity' and 'more tolerance'?

What local leaders hope for in 2026.

Resilient trade pays off: Port of Tauranga beats profit forecasts

The port raised its full-year profit forecast to between $142m and $152m.

Tauranga robotics company to supply NZ Defence Force with drones

The air, land and sea drones will be trialled by the Army and the Navy.

Zespri expects global sales to double or triple in a decade – CEO

More than 600 people attended the kiwifruit marketer's Momentum Conference today.

Irish billionaire takes controlling stake in Whakatāne Mill amid $128m upgrade

Shareholders have injected almost $90m in equity and $64.8m in loans since 2021.

'This is how I die’: Whakaari tour guide describes being engulfed by eruption

'The moment I saw it, I knew what was happening. The island was erupting.'

Kiwi actors star in Heathers the Musical

Performers from Auckland and Tauranga land lead roles after tough audition process.

Watch: Man attempting world-record swim joined by orca in shallows at popular NZ beach

Lifeguards tracked the pod along Pāpāmoa Beach to protect swimmers.

Stan Walker and Nauti release new single One Life with 9th Wonder

The track was written at an APRA camp after long talks on culture and roots.

Super hybrids explained: all you need to know about the ‘it’ car-tech of 2026

What makes these cars 'super' and which ones you can buy right now.

Ford’s new electric ute promises to be simpler, smarter and cheaper.

Ford is taking a drastically simplified approach to its upcoming midsize EV pick up.

Special Mini edition celebrates historic motorsport success with very cool stickers

Special JCW hatch celebrates Timo Mäkinen's victory in the 1965 Monte Carlo rally.

Meet your next co-driver: Samsung unveils Galaxy S26 range with seriously useful in-car features

The new S26 has features that make it more useful - and less distracting - in your car.

Chopped up and shipped to the country - Turret mansion now up for grabs

Sale of former convent is a talk of the town.

Landmark boarding house earns $225K a year but needs TLC

Building with storied past up for grabs in the capital.

Classic bach less than 20 steps from secret beach - ‘we don’t like to tell too many people’

Holiday home up for grabs for only the second time in its history.

Devonport matriarch, 93, selling her beloved beach villa with $8m RV after nearly 60 years

Dorothy Chignell originally paid £20,000 for the iconic home.

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Iwi mussel farm crew 'shocked' after suspected vandalism in Far North bay

The iwi says the farm is key to long-term jobs and intergenerational wealth.

The Country: Farmers send open letter to the Government

Walt Cavendish, Don Fraser, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, Dr Marie Elena Duter, Chris Russell.

Iwi extends pause on Bluff oyster harvest to prioritise fishery's recovery

Ngāi Tahu Seafood controls about 20% of the Bluff oyster commercial quota.

Farmer behind NZ's biggest GST fraud has $16m of assets confiscated

John Richard Bracken, then 54, was sent to prison in 2021 on 39 charges of tax fraud.