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Terry’s cherries in full bloom

Greerton Village is once again bursting with pink blossoms. Regarded by many locals as the ‘Capital of Spring' in New Zealand, the village has a colourful... Read More

Serious crash on SH2 Waihi

One person is seriously injured following a crash on SH2 Waihi near the Old Tauranga Road intersection, a Police spokesperson says. The single-car crash was reported... Read More

Serious crash in Kawerau

Update: One person is understood to have been seriously injured and two moderately injured following a serious crash in Kawerau, a Police spokesperson says. The... Read More

Baycourt is back to business at level 1

It is a bit of a case of déjà vu, but Baycourt Community & Arts Centre is utterly thrilled to be getting back to business. With most of New Zealand... Read More

Fewer children being immunised – research

New research on childhood vaccination suggests that immunisation coverage is slipping, and that vaccine hesitancy among parents may be partly to blame. Canterbury... Read More

Heavy rain and severe gales for parts of NZ

A significant severe weather event is expected to affect much of the country over the weekend and into early next week, Metservice says. In particular, severe... Read More

One person dead in Ngatai Rd incident

UPDATE: One person has died during an incident on Ngatai Road this evening. A police spokesperson says the death is not being treated as suspicious and will... Read More

Full steam ahead for Blue Do

Certain people manage to really stand out in a crowd on a normal day, let alone when they go all out for a good cause like a charity fundraiser. Steampunk Tauranga... Read More

Ngatai Road closure planned for school holidays

A section of Ngatai Road will be closed from Monday. Tauranga City Council has plans to reseal Ngatai Road as part of the recently completed upgrade project. 'Resealing... Read More

Armed police in Pyes Pa

UPDATE: The Armed Offenders Squad is at a Pyes Pa property this afternoon while police conduct a pre-planned search warrant. A police spokeswoman says AOS is... Read More

Ladies start your engines

There's just two rules to this club: you need to be a ‘girl' and you have to have a car. Formed just three months ago by Tauranga-based woman Shona Sharp,... Read More

Netball WBOP U16 and 18 squad named

The Netball WBOP Zone Performance team has released the names of the talented players who have been chosen for the Wintec NWOP Under 16 and Under 18 Performance... Read More