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'It's clear everything will have to be ripped out and replaced.'

Three other punters also welcome new year with big win.

Off-duty lifeguards spotted the group in trouble about 200m offshore.

The man was carried out 'taco style' on a stretcher in heavy rain.

Gold fever on the West Coast: jumbos, gold bars and $90,000 a year for entry-level miners.

'It just squeezed through the fence and came at me before I could do anything.'

Oceanagold is welcoming the Government's announcement that is has approved the Waihī North mining project, extending gold and silver extraction in the Waihi area until 2043.

The mining project is forecast to add $5.2b in gold and silver exports over 18 years.

She said he was a devoted father who backed his daughters' ambitions.

'We would never have dreamed in our wildest dreams that he’d be where he is now.'

The Fast-track Approvals law, passed to enable quicker decisions on major capital projects, is under revision after less than a year, so what is the fix and what will it allow?

Gold prices have surged past $7000 an ounce, driving new mine projects.

More than a decade on, the Crown's established gold royalties still haven't kicked in.

Voter turnout was 38.06%, slightly up from 37.6% in 2022.

The results show just one change for the Western Bay of Plenty.

A regional deal could unlock funding for key housing and road projects.

Sir Tumu Te Heuheu died aged 84, leaving a legacy of calm leadership.

A parcel with over 2kg of meth was traced to a 31-year-old Waihī man.

Christopher Millen went bush, stealing a rifle, tools and a sheep from a nearby house.

Kale Wright drove through a checkpoint, then sped off on the wrong side of the road.

Armed Offenders Squad and drug detector dogs executed two search warrants on Wednesday.

What started a fatal house blaze in Waihī is still being investigated.

A person died in a Waihi house fire this morning.