Truck driver killed in ‘horrendous’ accident

THE scene of a fatal logging truck crash on Tauwhareparae Road inland from Tolaga Bay yesterday has been described as one of the most shocking...


HORROR CRASH: One logging truck driver died and another was seriously injured when their vehicles collided head-on at a slight bend on Tauwhareparae Road, near Tolaga Bay, yesterday afternoon. Picture by Dave Thomas
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Support for a feasibility study on the flatwater proposal for Taruheru River is one of the best things to come out of an annual plan consultation...
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WHILE the cycleways and walkways have consistently been the most popular of the major projects in the council’s Ten Year Plan, the Navigations...
I have represented New Zealand for both swimming and surf lifesaving. Last year I was part of the NZ World Surf Lifesaving team who took home gold...
This Monday we had the opportunity to visit our meat processing plant Ovation...
Re: Housing moves take the zing out of Labour’s KiwiBuild plan, May 17 editorial...
We took a 30-minute flight from Quito, the capital city of Ecuador, to the town of Coca, gateway to the Ecuadorian Amazon...
Justine Tyerman manages to leave Waiheke with her limbs intact after spending Easter — but not a fortune — on the island with her family...
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