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5.3 quake wakes thousands across North Island

Thousands of people around the North Island were woken to a 5.3 magnitude earthquake in the Bay of Plenty on Sunday morning. GeoNet reports that the quake struck... Read More

Community celebration planned for K Valley

A free community event is being planned to celebrate the newly upgraded walking and biking paths through K Valley. 'There's no better way to connect with your... Read More

Breach of suppression order

Police are reminding the public that it is an offence to name a person on social media when a suppression order which prevents naming that person is in place.... Read More

Northern Region Rugby adopts Talent Identification

The Northern Region Rugby Council - NRRC confirmed today it would no longer undertake representative Provincial Union based initiatives below the Under 16 age... Read More

Life beyond injury - taking the next step

A friend of mine was hit by a train years ago, losing the ability to stand, talk and move anything much apart from his face and one arm. We communicate, with... Read More

Greerton retailers ask to keep begging bylaw

In 2018, Tauranga City Council added a provision in the Street Use and Public Places Bylaw that restricted begging and rough sleeping in the city. These changes... Read More

Beautiful things from beautiful wood

The doing is the pleasure for Phil Hansen. 'I don't do it for the completed object, rather it's getting there, the conceiving and taking it all the way to completion.” The... Read More

From Tragedy to Success

Stepping into Barbara Wilson's garage, one expects to see a car. Instead a large loom nearly fills the single garage space. 'I used to have four of these,”... Read More

Tauranga triathlete chasing Olympic dream

Just a year ago Hayden Wilde made it into the top 100 ranked triathletes in the world for the first time. Now the 21-year-old Tauranga-based athlete is just outside... Read More

Local kids give it a ‘TRY’ at kids’ TRYathlon

Hundreds of Mount Maunganui children will swim, cycle and run their way to the finish line as part of the upcoming Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon. The popular... Read More

Police restrain cryptocurrency

New Zealand Police has restrained a significant amount of cryptocurrency and other funds following an investigation by Police's Waikato/Bay of Plenty Asset Recovery... Read More

What‘s on - cricket, beach, art and markets

Kia ora and welcome to Saturday. I tenei ra ka awatea, ka wera. Expect a fine day with some evening cloud, light winds and afternoon sea breezes. It's a one-layer-clothing... Read More