Some Papamoa residents say they want their asphalted roads left as they are calling the council`s plan to resurface them in chip seal `bloody minded road vandalism`. Read...
In its annual report the Education Review Office criticised the lack of support for under-performing schools and called for `stronger consequences` for those that did not demonstrate progress. Read...
Planes and helicopters dropping water on the flames at the National Park look like `midges on an elephant`, local says as the out of control fire burns across more than 2500 hectares. Read...
Amelia Thomas connected with creatures great and small for her new book What Sheep Think About the Weather: How to Listen to What Animals Are Trying to Say. Read...
