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New visa conditions to join partner in NZ

Immigration New Zealand has released new guidance on how it will assess visa applications by partners of New Zealanders. The changes affect couples struggling... Read More

Rise in meningitis cases prompts health warning

Parents of infants, early childhood educators and doctors need to be more vigilant in identifying the early stages of meningococcal disease according to health... Read More

Chapel Street treatment plant celebrates 50 years

The Chapel Street treatment plant is celebrating 50 years of operation this week and is being describe forms a large part of Tauranga's history with wastewater.... Read More

Tauranga retailers against revoking begging bylaw

A move to revoke the begging and rough sleeping ban could have a negative impact on retailers, says Downtown Tauranga chair Brian Berry. The bylaw prevents... Read More

Tauranga road reopens after crash

Matapihi Road is open this morning following a serious crash. The road was closed last night when two vehicle crashed, taking out power concrete power pole... Read More

McDonald‘s workers in for pay boost

Tens of thousands of McDonald's workers are in for boost to their wallets after they were found to have been underpaid in a nationwide payroll bungle that's... Read More

Forgetting to give-way most common for failing

Forgetting to give way is the most common reason for Kiwis failing their driving tests, accounting for one-quarter of all immediate failures handed down. Vehicle... Read More

Power out in Matapihi, crash closes road

UPDATE 6.30PM: A two-car crash has caused power lines to come down in Matapihi this evening. A police spokesperson says police were called about 6pm. 'While... Read More

Celebrating 25 years of caring for our coast

Volunteers and key supporters of the Coast Care Bay of Plenty programme celebrated 25 years of restoring and protecting our region's sand dunes on Sunday. The... Read More

Healthy smiles for Eastern Bay pre-schoolers

Beaming, healthy smiles are the future for an early childhood education centre in the Eastern Bay after it triumphed in an annual oral health challenge. ECE centres... Read More

Businesses awarded for employee experiences

Two Tauranga business have taken out awards at the Humankind Employee Experience Workplace and Inspiration Awards. Tauranga's Lysaght Consultants have won the... Read More

$23,000 worth of pain for charity

They sweated, strained, huffed and puffed for 585 minutes of gut-busting exercise. And when they finished, they had raised $23,000 for Homes of Hope -... Read More