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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.

This scale model of the McLaren W1 costs more than a Corolla

The 1:8 scale model takes more than 300 hours to assemble and is rarer than the real car!

BYD Sealion 6 Essential keeps the crucial tech, but you lose some of the nicer stuff

BYD's new entry-level Sealion 6 takes aim directly at the wave of sub-$50k super hybrids.

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.

All Blacks legend selling his Kawau Island hideaway

David Bain campaigner Joe Karam turned rundown bach into modern waterfront home.

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.

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‘Just like a cheeseburger’: Is this NZ’s best sausage?

Inside the 'Sausage Capital' of NZ's competition to find our best snag.

Newly formed Bioeconomy Science Institute to cut 134 jobs

The cuts affect 86 science and 48 professional services roles nationwide.

Fiordland hunters make big push for venison meat processing plant

The planned Te Anau abattoir would turn culled wild deer into venison for sale.

How a farmer's accident helped bring a helipad to Fairlie

“I felt Fairlie needed something better than just a piece of grass to land on.”