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Calls to help keep pressure off ED these holidays

Local residents and visitors to the Bay of Plenty are being urged to plan ahead to help stay well and avoid overwhelming healthcare services this summer. With... Read More

New locations of interest for Tauranga

UPDATE 8:10pm: The Ministry of Health has added two further locations of interest for the Tauranga region this evening. Anyone who visited the Te Puke Liquor... Read More

Heavy metal stars to hit the dirt at Baypark

The heavy metal stars of dirt track racing will provide the first of the summer holiday season attractions at Baypark Speedway on Tuesday night. A quality field... Read More

Marking Mauao to help save lives

They're barely the size of a beer coaster but those tasked with performing rescues on Mauao hope that new markers will help save lives this summer. The joint... Read More

Major road work projects to begin next week

A number of road work projects are being planned for Bay of Plenty and Waikato roads next week. For drivers in the Bay of Plenty, they are being warned to expect... Read More

What’s on Today? Triathlon

Some of New Zealand's finest athletes are testing their limits in the EVES Surfbreaker Triathlon in Mount Maunganui today. Olympic bronze medalist Hayden Wilde... Read More

Three deaths at NZ beaches in one afternoon

Three people have died at New Zealand beaches in one afternoon. A woman at Waikanae Beach, Kāpiti, a man at Karioitahi Beach, southwest of Auckland, and another... Read More

Local MPs‘ holiday message

MPs from Tauranga and the Bay of Plenty have a Christmas and New Year message for residents with the overarching theme being to enjoy time with the people... Read More

Boxing Day shopping popularity down

Boxing Day may no longer be the country's biggest shopping day of the year, with New Zealanders choosing to spend earlier. PriceSpy data shows Black... Read More

Top tennis players set for Mount Open

Tennis has rebounded in the Bay of Plenty and top players from around the country are being attracted to the area because of cancelled events in Auckland. The... Read More

All smiles as ECC wins oral health challenge

The children at an early childhood centre are proud to show off their pearly whites after coming first in an annual oral health challenge. ECCs across the... Read More

Police plea after deadly start to holiday season

Police are again urging motorists to drive with a focus on safety after a deadly start to the Christmas/New Year's holiday period. Five people have died on... Read More