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Remembering the Ruapehu eruptions – 25 years on

This September marks 25 years since the start of the 1995-1996 Mt Ruapehu volcanic eruptions. Sitting at 2797m, Mt Ruapehu is the highest mountain in the North... Read More

Encouraging fresh blood into racing

Encouraging new competitors to the sport of racing is Rally Bay of Plenty's focus for this year's Driven Auto Sales Rally Bay of Plenty. The event will be held... Read More

Peter McTavish refuses to let disability stop him

Intelligent and inspiring, but to the point, that's how Rachel McLeod's interview with Peter McTavish started. Peter arrived into this world six weeks prematurely... Read More

Antarctic blast on the way for NZ

Temperatures are being forecast to drop nationwide this week. Sub-zero wind chill is predicted for Southern New Zealand until Wednesday, as the Antarctic side... Read More

Injured patients flown to hospital

A trio of accidents kept the Tauranga-based TECT Rescue Helicopter crew busy in the weekend. The crew was tasked at midnight to attend to a vehicle rollover... Read More

Resurfacing works begin in Tauranga

Resurfacing works will take place in multiple locations around Tauranga this week. These works are part of the Waka Kotahi spring/summer road maintenance programme,... Read More

Heavy snow forecast for the Desert Road

Snow to low levels could be on its way for many parts of the South Island overnight and through until Tuesday, with MetService issuing warnings for travellers... Read More

Daytime closure for section of SH29A

A section of State Highway 29A, near Baypark, will remain closed today. On Sunday, Waka Kotahi Transport Agency advised the opening of the new temporary signalised... Read More

Western Bay Council signs off annual report

Western Bay of Plenty District Council has adopted its 2019/20 Annual Report. In a statement released to media, the council says it has come through one of the... Read More

Care urged while adjusting to Daylight Savings

Do you struggle to adjust to Daylight Saving Time - DST? You are not alone. The biannual routine of changing your clock by one hour can induce yawns - both physical... Read More

Maketū Estuary showing early signs of improvement

The health of Te Awa o Ngatoroirangi / Maketū Estuary is showing early signs of improvement. This is according to Bay of Plenty Regional Council's latest report... Read More

A pastor with a twist 

Unless you're Jewish you may not know what a shofar is, much less have owned or played one. Papamoa man Steve Trim is the exception and can say ‘yes' to... Read More