4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (655+ words) Greater Wellington is throwing its support behind the banded dotterel (pohowera) in this year's Bird of the Year competition, championing one of the Wellington Region's most charismatic, hardworking, and endangered coastal birds. Found across the region, banded dotterels can be…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (552+ words) Sun, sand and surf used to be the perfect day at the beach, but New Plymouth’s East End Surf Life Saving Club looks forward to a bit of rain now too - thanks to a new rainwater storage system funded by…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (473+ words) Te Tuhi is pleased to announce Ava Trevella as the second recipient of the Iris Fisher Artist Studio Residency. In 2027, Trevella will spend three months in the Papatūnga Artist Studio at Te Tuhi, where she will have the opportunity to…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago   (458+ words) Nominations are now open for the 2027 Western Bay Community Awards, giving locals the chance to recognise the people, groups, projects and organisations helping Tauranga and the Western Bay thrive. People and projects making a positive difference can be found throughout…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (612+ words) Coastguard Tautiaki Moana is celebrating a historic international achievement, with Coastguard North Canterbury becoming the first New Zealand organisation to receive a Higgins & Langley Memorial Award. The volunteer unit has been awarded the prestigious Team and Program Development Award, recognising…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (501+ words) The Palmerston North Hospital Foundation is celebrating, with its campaign to fund a publicly-owned surgical robot successful in only six months. A surgical robot will mean safer surgeries and better cancer care for the central North Island. More than 580,000 people…...

2+ week, 19+ hour ago   (645+ words) Spring signals one of the busiest periods on the sporting calendar for schools and clubs across Auckland. As winter competitions wind down and summer codes begin gearing up, students, coaches, teachers and volunteers are soon travelling across the region for…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1074+ words) Wellington on a Plate and the NZ International Film Festival may be coming to an end, but that doesn’t mean we can rest on our laurels, as September is jam-packed with more events. World of WearableArt (WOW) Show returns to…...

3+ week, 15+ hour ago   (995+ words) The opening of two new pedestrian bridges at Te Mahia and Takaanini stations marks an important milestone with all pedestrian rail level crossings on the Eastern Line and Southern Line north of Papakura now removed. The bridges replace rail level…...

3+ week, 14+ hour ago   (632+ words) A Waikato paediatric surgeon has returned from Samoa after helping deliver life changing surgery to children who would otherwise wait years for treatment. Dr Stephen Adams, Head of Department Paediatric Surgery at Waikato Hospital, travelled to Apia as part of…...