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Pacific Scoop provides news and views from the Pacific and New Zealand

JANUARY 24, 2023: Perhaps New Zealand has its own Field Of Dreams and from the Hollywood film of that name came the phrase: “Build it and they will come”. And that's just what Palmerston North's Tim Gibbes did more than 60 years ago when he organised ...

A judge says a drug-dealing patched Mongrel Mob member’s “difficult upbringing” meant it was “inevitable” he would end up becoming a criminal. Leon Pui had...

Former All Black Byron Kelleher faces domestic violence charges for an alleged assault against his partner. There’s a long, dark history of incidents that have come before it.

Over the weekend, your Aerocool Rescue Helicopter responded to three winch missions within the Bay of Plenty coastal and surrounding regions. On Saturday afternoon, January 20th, the Aerocool Rescue Helicopter (IRU relief) was tasked to Mauao for ...

Two people have been airlifted after falling on to rocks in separate incidents in the Bay of Plenty . On Sunday afternoon the Aerocool Rescue Helicopter was...

Athletics NZ has announced a final team of 18 athletes comprising a full complement of six athletes in each of men’s and women’s U20 races to compete at the 2024 World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade on Saturday 30 March. An initial team ...

Western Bay of Plenty faced storm damage, flooding and the council successfully added a Māori ward after two failed attempts. Local Democracy Reporter Alisha...

Scoop Auckland provides news and views from Auckland, New Zealand

A drug dealer disqualified from driving was illegally carrying a cut-down shotgun, knives and meth when he fled police at speeds of up to 130km/h for an hour...