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Police cracking down on youth offending Police say vehicles are continuing to be targeted by youth offenders. File photo/Daniel Hines/SunLive. ); } else { // } Vehicle owners are being asked to make sure they take every precaution possible to prevent them from being targeted by thieves. These measures include parking in well-lit areas if on the street, or parking down driveways where they are less visible from the roadside. “Always remove your valuables from your v...

Tauranga Council thanked for 12th Ave action Residents and business owners on 12th Ave submitted petitions to council in May. File Image. SunLive. ); } else { // } No liquor ban will be placed in the 12th Ave area in the immediate future, with businesses and residents happy with work being done by Tauranga City Council and Police regarding anti-social behaviour. However, there will be a further review in December to ensure progress has not regressed and that successf...

More opportunities to donate blood in BOP File Image. ); } else { // } New Zealand Blood Service is announcing it will more than double the opportunities to donate and the frequency of visits by the service to Rotorua with the launch an additional mobile blood drive team that will service the Bay of Plenty, Franklin, Hawke’s Bay and Taranaki regions. The additional mobile drive team will be visiting the Distinction Hotel-Tawa & Rimu on 390 Fenton Street on August 9...

Wintry, snowy change coming for Sunday Snow is being forecast for the Desert Road this week. ); } else { // } Theres been some very mild weather around NZ lately, but that is expected to change this weekend as winter reminds us that the season is still with us. SouWesters will kick in on Saturday nationwide but will turn milder west to north west in the North Island on Sunday - lifting temperatures ahead of the cold change. “But at the same time the lower South Isl...

Remote working warning from CERT NZ File image/SunLive. ); } else { // } CERT NZ is urging Kiwi organisations to tighten up the way they enable remote working for staff to avoid a ransomware attack. Government cyber security agency, CERT NZ says the majority of ransomware attacks occur through poorly configured remote access systems, which businesses use to allow staff to access systems from outside the office. While there are a range of these in use, one of the most...

Carrington quick to make her mark Lisa Carrington. Photo: Supplied/New Zealand Olympic Committee. ); } else { // } Lisa Carrington wasted little time in making her presence felt when the canoe sprints began today. Carrington, 32, is already a legend in the canoeing world, having world consecutive gold medals in the women’s K1 200, plus nine straight world titles in the same event. In her spare time she has won an Olympic bronze medal in the K1 500 and 10 other wor...

Snowfall warning issued for Desert Road Snow flurries are likely about the summit this afternoon. File photo. ); } else { // } For six hours from 4pm, the MetService is forecasting snow flurries for the state highway. “A few snow flurries are likely about the summit late afternoon and evening, but little if any snow is expected to accumulate on the road. “A cold front moving up the country brings just the right ingredients for snow at some of the alpine passes,�...

New moves to tighten mortgage lending Finance Minister Grant Robertson. Photo: RNZ. ); } else { // } The government and Reserve Bank have agreed on new moves to tighten mortgage lending, including tougher loan to value ratios and debt to income ratios, to cool the housing market. In a statement, Finance Minister Grant Robertson says he has updated the Memorandum of Understanding between the Reserve Bank and the government, adding the debt serviceability tools. It wou...

Say what i mean in a second. i dont think anything is getting the message, the vaccines, i appreciate your setups. the vaccines still work. most sources of information are not leading with that. ill say why this is so problematic. ive been traveling the country on invitation to speak to factory workers, frontline workers across different industries. these are the questions i get. people already in the system, have trusted relationships with medical providers. its not that accessible with -- to y...

Reachable. we have been trying to reach folks from factory workers, to members of the military. they have questions that are deeply rooted but we can answer them and theyre willing to get the vaccine. would i will say, if i may, just real quick, president biden with all due respect in his press conference today said that he went on mask in philadelphia and in delaware because he wasnt areas of high vaccine uptake rates and counties that had high vaccine rates. but thats actually not with cdc gui...