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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.

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.

The district where councillors are getting an average $29k pay rise

The Remuneration Authority has boosted the total salary pool, but not everyone is happy.

'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.

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.

Opinion: reversing into parking spaces is the mark of a civilised society

There are so many arguments for, so few against, backing into parking spaces. Do you?

Suzuki’s Swift is such a sweet small car, shame about the safety rating

Three-star hatchback still scores five stars for personality in our book.

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.

Hollywood Hills in West Auckland: Resort for sale after 85 years in same family

How a bachelor's pad in the Waitākere Ranges evolved into a boutique hotel.

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.

'Save me from myself' - Rundown manor that once hosted the Queen for sale

Invercargill estate pleads for new owner in unusual listing.

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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.

Jacqueline Rowarth: Sewage, swimmability and spending

OPINION: Sewage spills and water alerts reveal the price of putting off fixes.

Peter Ombler receives Hayward Medal for service to kiwifruit industry

Peter Ombler has spent more than 40 years shaping New Zealand's kiwifruit sector.