Artist Mr G Hoete unveils portrait of Kawerau Mayor Faylene Tunui
An official mayoral painting of Kawerau Mayor Faylene Tunui has been revealed via social media. Papamoa-based contemporary ...
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Jono Boult leads Bay of Plenty to eight consecutive cricket victories
Peter Drysdale (137 games) and Bharat Popli (103) are two of just four Bay players to have worn the blue and gold strip on over 100 occasions. Popli is the Bay of Plenty’s all-time highest run scorer, ...
Tauranga charity donates handbags to Women’s Refuge in Grace Millane’s name
When Love Grace Handbag Appeal Tauranga co-ordinator Nicole Dutton got involved with the charity a year ago, she thought she ...
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Tauranga unites for Love Grace Handbag Appeal
When Love Grace Handbag Appeal Tauranga co-ordinator Nicole Dutton got involved with the charity a year ago, she thought she ...
Ladies Day As Three Women Win At Ohura Shears
A piece of shear history may have been created at the remote Ohura A and P show today (Saturday) when women won three of the ...
Women win three of four finals at Ohura Shears
A piece of shearing history may have been created at the remote Ohura A&P show on Saturday when women won three of the four shearing finals.
From the Ice Age to now: How repeated invasions have shaped New Zealand bird life
New University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka research shows Aotearoa has been increasingly accepting new bird species from ...
Loss of forests brought new birds to NZ during the last Ice Age – we’re witnessing a similar process now
When landscapes change, exotic species take advantage of new habitats. Such a pulse of colonisation coincided with the Ice ...
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Where is the Cook Islands and what is its relationship with New Zealand?
WELLINGTON, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The Cook Islands lie halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii and are made up of 15 islands and atolls spread over 700 square miles (1.9 million square kilometres ...
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A US ally is reconsidering aid to a strategic Pacific nation. Will China move in?
Pacific allies don’t usually air their dirty laundry in public. But a rare on-the-record dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the poor and isolated island nation ...