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Great white research gets underway in the BOP

A new project bringing together local iwi, marine ecologists, fisheries scientists and shark experts will research Great White Sharks in the Tauranga Harbour and... Read More

Tauranga to welcome first cruise ship in October

Preparations are being made in Tauranga for the first cruise ship to visit New Zealand for the highly anticipated 2022/2023 season. The Majestic Princess is scheduled... Read More

Housing market downturn at fastest rate in 14 yrs

The downturn in the housing market is close to the fastest rate in nearly 14 years. CoreLogic's House Price Index, which measures changing property values,... Read More

Coroners Amendment Bill passes first reading

The Coroners Amendment Bill has passed its first reading and will now be considered by Parliament's Justice Committee. The Justice Committee will soon call for... Read More

Shading fears if hospital height limits removed

Cold homes, lack of sunlight and increased power bills are some of the concerns residents living near the Tauranga Hospital have, if the proposed removal of height... Read More

Trans and non-binary voices to be counted

The second Counting Ourselves survey goes live today, Thursday, September 1. It will be launched at Parliament by Green Party Rainbow spokesperson Dr Elizabeth... Read More

Firearms: Consultation on proposed regulations

New Zealand Police is inviting public submissions on proposed regulations to support the new legislation for the Firearms Registry - which will be in place by... Read More

Local Elections: Campaign to identify extremists

A first of its kind campaign is being launched today that will help voters in local body elections identify conspiracy theorists and extremists. Local Government... Read More

Fundraiser for locked-out Kawerau Mill workers

The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions and the Pulp and Paper Workers Union have launched a fundraiser to support the locked-out workers at Kawerau Mill. Working... Read More

Body of missing kayaker identified

Police have identified the body found by a member of the public in the Bay of Plenty earlier this week. He was Gregory Flavell, 18, of Rotorua who was reported... Read More

Covid-19: 2066 community cases, 51 in BOP

Today the Ministry of Health are reporting 2,066 community cases, 286 current hospitalisations. There are 51 new cases in the Bay of Plenty. The seven-day... Read More

Kiwis survive wild opening to world champs

Nova Scotia dished up a hostile welcome on the opening day of the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 world championships today, with pitch poles, capsizes and broken gear... Read More