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Night time road works ahead for Western Bay

Chipsealing and resurfacing are planned for state highways in the Western Bay of Plenty in the week ahead. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises chipsealing... Read More

Walk-in vaccination at Tauranga plunket clinic

A walk-in vaccination centre will be open at a plunket clinic in central Tauranga on Monday and Tuesday. Anyne will be able to walk in and receive either their... Read More

Mount Mellick joins growing list of locations

Mount Mellick has been added to the growing list of places visited by positive Covid-19 cases in Tauranga and Mount Maunganui. Anyone who was at Mount Mellick... Read More

Groundswell of farmers converges on Tauranga

Update 2pm Horns can be heard at Mount Maunganui and around Tauranga as the Groundswell NZ 'Mother of all Protests' circles the city. Vehicles are carrying... Read More

The trails of Whakarewarewa Forest Park

Escapism is a concept that seems to suit the Bay of Plenty. Distractions from everyday life dot the landscape like stops on a train line - some celebrated and... Read More

What‘s on - kids market, exhibitions, model yachts

Good morning and welcome to Sunday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService are forecasting a mostly cloud day with... Read More

Covid testing stations are open today in Tauranga

There are 172 new community cases of Covid-19 in six New Zealand regions today. In a press release on Saturday afternoon the Ministry of Health said 148 of the... Read More

BOP iwi asks summer visitors to rethink plans

Eastern Bay of Plenty iwi Te Whānau-ā-Apanui are asking for those who do not whakapapa to it to refrain from going into their rohe this summer due to limited... Read More

A cheap Snip ‘n’ Chip

Now is the time to get your cats desexed following the launch of SPCA's Snip ‘n' Chip campaign ahead of kitten season. The initiative enables cat owners... Read More

Lotto player in Tauranga wins $10.3million

A Tauranga Lotto player has won $10.3 million, taking out both Powerball and First Division on Saturday night. The player, who purchased their winning ticket... Read More

Honouring mana whenua

More than 150 years after a block of land was confiscated from Ngāi Tamarāwaho and turned into a Crown-owned reserve, Tauranga City Council are driving a project... Read More

New locations of interest announced for Tauranga

Three new locations of interest have been reported in Tauranga and Mount Maunganui. They are Astrolabe Brew Bar and iKandi, both located at Mount Maunganui,... Read More