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Enhanced safety at Pāpāmoa Hills

A Tauranga business has fortified community safety by donating an essential Automated External Defibrillator unit to Pāpāmoa Hills Cultural Heritage Regional... Read More

'Holding his organs': Witness describes stabbing

A witness has described how a man was lying unconscious on the ground, holding his organs, after being stabbed at a car meet. Two people have been stabbed... Read More

Showers and southwesterlies

It was a fine start to the week across much of New Zealand with plenty of blue sky and sunshine as the last of the weekend's wild weather cleared the far north... Read More

Homicide investigation in Whakatāne

Police are continuing to investigate after the death of a man in Whakatāne on Sunday night. Initial indications suggest there was a gang-related disorder... Read More

Domestic abuse: Vigilance calls over the holidays

On average, Police receives an average of 460 reports of events every hour of every day, says Police Deputy Chief Executive Pieri Munro. "Of those, 22 reports... Read More

NZ students report negative behaviour - survey

New Zealand students may be some of the worst-behaved in the world. Or they might just have less tolerance for disruption in the classroom. An OECD survey... Read More

New Te Tumu development 'critical' for Tauranga

Enabling a new housing development in Tauranga's east is 'absolutely critical” to plug the city's shortfall of homes. With a shortage of 5000 homes,... Read More

Regional Council reviews POT shareholding

Bay of Plenty Regional Council has begun the process to consider a staged sell down of its current 54.14 percent shareholding ($2.045 billion as at close of... Read More

Tips to reduce water usage in gardens

Tauranga's peak water use days have reduced by an impressive seven per cent since the city brought in its Water-Watchers Plan two years ago. The year-round... Read More

Top men's squash teams welcomed to Tauranga

Around 100 of the best men's squash athletes in the world have been welcomed to New Zealand with a pōwhiri at Te Whetū o te Rangi Marae in Tauranga. The... Read More

Serious crash: Tauranga road closed

3.55pm: Heavy traffic congestion is built up along State Highway 29A and State Highway 29 following a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of SH29A and Oropi... Read More

Tips to avoid Christmas Tree Syndrome

Whether you plan to put up a plastic or pine tree this year, Sensitive Choice New Zealand is warning people with asthma and allergies about the risk of Christmas... Read More