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BOP first to enter restricted fire season

76kg down, Talei chasing half marathon

Tauranga Lotto player wins $23,418 prize

A family game for all ages

Two principals look back on a 150-year legacy

LOCAL

Performer Suzanne Lynch no stranger to big stages

Cancer survivor turns fear into support

Woman's body found as police probe car-train crash

Police have launched a homicide investigation after a...

Just WOW: Rare art exhibition in town!

Bay of Plenty residents have a rare chance to see previous...

Surf lifeguards prepare for challenging summer

Surf lifeguards in the region are expecting a challenging...

Find out places to vote ahead of election day

With the 2026 General Election on November 7, the Electoral..

TRAFFIC & CRASHES

One critically injured after train and car collide

Police probe Tauranga Cameron Rd crash

BOP ranks fourth for Labour Weekend injury costs

More than $180,000 was spent helping Bay of Plenty motorists...

Serious injuries: Two injured in Tauranga crash

One person has been critically injured and another is in...

VIDEOS

Gun spotted in car turns out to be a toy

Watch: Reckless driving caught on dashcam

Restoration begins at historic Monmouth Redoubt

Large garage fire extinguished in central Tauranga

Sunday morning orca surfing encounter

Zac Green readies for D1NZ drifting grand finals

COUNCIL

Resident mows overgrown traffic island

Council approves another $3.5m for Mauao recovery

Whitianga opens $11.5m recycling centre

Whitianga's new refuse and recycling centre is so high-spec...

Tauranga Council budgets $100k to find new CEO

Tauranga City Council has approved a six-figure budget to...

BLOGS

Barbecue snags and democracy

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny It was Winston Churchill...

The fringe, the arts, the blues...

Music Plus with Winston Watusi [email protected] Everyone...

Rugby is the winner

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Two...

Going around in circles...

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny We're nation of...

So much music, so little time...

Music Plus with Winston Watusi [email protected] I've...

Baywide cricket formats translate to rep success

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Baywide...

Big gigs in Tauranga

Music Plus with Winston Watusi [email protected] Let's...

Helpful or hot air?

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny This story has had...