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Posted at 12:56pm Saturday 12th May, 2012 | By Corrie Taylor corrie@thesun.co.nz
 One lucky competition winner had the chance to ride in an offshore powerboat in Tauranga on Friday, ahead of the final race of the 2012 New Zealand Offshore Powerboat Series today.
Gary Baker, who won the once in a lifetime opportunity through the @Heart BOP, is raising funds for this year’s Heart Stopper Challenge.
Along with team owner Scott...
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Posted at 4:03pm Sunday 06th May, 2012 | By Letitia Atkinson letitia@thesun.co.nz
 A former Tauranga boy is making himself known in the Thailand tennis circuit after competing in the Thai Tennis Nationals.
Jade Kipa, 7, is ranked 122 in the boys 8’s in Thailand and is the PTT Junior champion after only playing the game for a year.
Jade Kipa is action. Photo: Supplied.
His father Andrew believes may have gotten the tennis bug...
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Posted at 11:22am Sunday 06th May, 2012 | By Letitia Atkinson letitia@thesun.co.nz
 The National Rock Climbing series is in Mount Maunganui today, as climbers compete in the regional finals to see who will be moving onto the national event in July.
Judge Chuck Wingfield says it’s just a one day competition involving climbers from all around the central North Island.
“We’ve got people from Taupo, Rotorua and Hamilton...
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Posted at 9:50am Sunday 06th May, 2012 | By Ben Guild ben@thesun.co.nz
 We’ve all seen the ugly side of shipping containers, but now a Tauranga homebuilder is showing the world the true beauty of these ubiquitous boxes.
Designer Chris Brauchli of Tauranga’s Earthcube Design, which builds high-end luxury homes whose bones are brand new shipping containers, explains that the container is a uni-body of amazing...
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Posted at 9:43am Sunday 06th May, 2012
 The Bay of Plenty Coast to Country ride is heading to Mount Maunganui as cyclists take part in the charitable event starting from Whakatane.
Cyclists hit the road around 9.30am to take in the scenery the BOP has to offer and to help raise money for two charitable organisations – Eastern Bay of Plenty Life Education Trust and Waipuna Hospice.
Winding...
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Posted at 4:33pm Sunday 29th Apr, 2012
 Entries for the 2012 Wearable Creationz event, the Rotorua based charitable wearable arts style fashion show, are now open.
Designers have until June to prepare their creations for the Rotorua Wearable Creations ’n Colour Awards in August, a showcase for the talent of budding fashion designers from throughout the Bay of Plenty region.
Last year’s...
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Posted at 4:31pm Sunday 29th Apr, 2012 | By Corrie Taylor corrie@thesun.co.nz
 An early childhood centre has taken an elderly man in Bellevue under its wing.
Staff, parents and children from ABC Bellevue Montessori have been visiting Cliff Taucher, an ex-caretaker at Otumoetai Primary School, for nearly four weeks, fixing his garden, baking him cookies and lending a general helping hand.
Rico-Zane Kumeroa, left, and Ben O-Regan.
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Posted at 1:11pm Sunday 29th Apr, 2012
 Tauranga three-year-old Jaidestar Waite entertained the crowd at the Tauranga Farmers Market at Tauranga Primary School on Saturday as he joined performer Anthony Coulter for a song.
Jaidstar has performed with Anthony before and loved it so much he wanted another chance to get behind the microphone.
Jaidestar Waite, 3, from Tauranga with Tauranga Farmers...
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Posted at 11:22am Sunday 29th Apr, 2012 | By Letitia Atkinson letitia@thesun.co.nz
 Some Papamoa residents have raised concerns about lewd and criminal behaviour taking place on a stretch of beach near Papamoa.
Concerned resident Shaun Gallagher, approached Mayor Stuart Crosby about his concerns saying everyone is allowed freedom of expression but not at the expense of causing offense.
Photo and video by Tracy Hardy.
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Posted at 8:32am Sunday 29th Apr, 2012 | By Letitia Atkinson letitia@thesun.co.nz
 Children of all ages now have at least one game under the belt as the winter sport season gets underway in Tauranga.
Parents and caregivers around the town supported their child as they took part in their respective code on Saturday.
Ryan King, 5, (centre) playing his first game of Ripper Rugby. Photo: Lynley King.
Felix Loveridge, 4, and his team mate...
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