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Single complaint prompts silencing of emergency fire siren

Use of emergency fire siren to be canned at night after single complaint.

Surges of patients: Lake's hospitals busy over holiday period

New Christmas toys and mountain biking were partially to blame.

Dumped on: Mouldy items, poo-smeared clothes left at charity stores

"People are seeing us as an alternate option to the dump."

Bon appetit: Catering costs total $225,000 in two years

Figures revealed after Local Democracy Reporting request.

Rarer than kiwi: 29 years of monitoring karearea

This week Wingspan celebrates 29 years of monitoring the NZ falcon.

Accommodation providers fearful of February drop-off

The Bay accommodation sector says coming months are likely to be tough.

Tourism sector braces for 'great unknown' as holidays wrap

'That's the big question; what happens when the season turns off?'

Electrical fault blamed for Whakatāne water supply problem

Locals were asked to conserve water.

Heavy rain batters parts of Eastern Bay

Close to 100mm of rainfall has battered parts of the Eastern Bay of Plenty this morning.

Kitten season keeps SPCA busy

'Kitten season' usually runs from spring with the peak in summer.

'Archaic': Local business owner slams shoplifter 'shaming'

"It's a shaming tactic that's a little bit archaic," a local business owner says.

Taupō and Coromandel: 10 hidden gems in the areas

Taupō and Coromandel have an abundance of activities for people to enjoy.

New Year's resolutions are the absolute worst

Opinion: Every year I suffer from the New Year's resolution hangover.

'Fight or flight': First-time offenders lash out post-lockdown

Men were also more than two times more likely to first-time offend than women.

Suspicious car fire endangers house in Hamurana

Police and a fire investigator were working at the scene this morning.

Letters to the editor: Sculpture an 'inappropriate way to spend public money'

Readers have their say.