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Tree down & car crash on SH2, power out in Te Puke

Motorists are being warned to expect delays on State Highway 2, following reports of a tree being down near Te Puna. Firefighters are working to remove a tree... Read More

Te Puke Cricket Club pavilion overhaul complete

The Te Puke Cricket Club pavilion has a new lease on life. Established in 1886, the Te Puke Cricket Club has a long history in the region. As one of the most... Read More

Greener pastures for Matua Bowls

A $70,000 grant will go towards converting two grass greens to synthetic surfaces at Bowls Matua. The grant is being gifted to the organisation by the New Zealand... Read More

Restoring land in the Bay of Plenty

A small Murupara-based company is simultaneously restoring papatūānuku, and young lives. The new recruits are among 220 people in the Eastern Bay of Plenty... Read More

Man climbs out window to escape isolation

UPDATE 10.29AM: The minister in charge of managed isolation facilities says the escape of a man from a fourth-floor window is not a failure of security. Security... Read More

Acting school seeks sponsorship to ride film wave

A local film and television acting school is expanding. 'We're at capacity with a lot of kids waiting, so we need to expand,” says Bay of Plenty Acting... Read More

Political poll shows Labour down, National up

TVNZ's latest Colmar Brunton poll has Labour on 47 per cent, National on 33 per cent - with Labour unable to govern alone. The Green party is on seven per... Read More

Mount Maunganui park targeted by vandals

It's proving hard to dissuade skateboarders from using the concrete spaces at Te Papa o Ngā Manu Porotakataka, formerly Phoenix Car Park. About 40 metal studs,... Read More

Fa’asiu Fuatai suspended for three weeks

Bay of Plenty's Fa'asiu Fuatai has received a three-week suspension after being red carded in the Wellington v Bay of Plenty match in Wellington on Friday, September... Read More

Severe September chill across New Zealand

The severe weather is set to continue, with MetService forecasting an unseasonably cold start to the week as several cold fronts, followed by an influx of frigid... Read More

Traffic lights operational at Te Maunga

A new temporary signalised intersection at the Te Maunga junction of State Highway 2 and State Highway 29A is now operational, however some detours remain in place. Waka... Read More

$10 laundry liquid just better than water - study

A laundry liquid sold for $10 a litre gets washing only slightly cleaner than water, testing by Consumer has found. In a test of 32 laundry powders and liquids,... Read More