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Govt may limit firearm access for high-risk people

The government is floating the idea of firearms prohibition orders, to give police powers to keep people deemed to be high-risk away from firearms. This follows... Read More

Land used for Defence facility gifted back to iwi

Land used by the New Zealand Defence Force to provide valuable support to ships during the Second World War has been vested back to Ngāti Rangi, a central North... Read More

Man who died in boating accident named

Police have released the name of the man who died following a boating incident near Onemana, yesterday. He was 73-year-old Alwyn Keith Klein, known as Keith,... Read More

Overnight road closures for SH25

State Highway 25, between Tairua and Whenuakite, will be closed overnight on November 13, 14 and November 18 and 19 for road resurfacing. The road will be closed... Read More

Make your house twinkle and win!

Dig out your trees and baubles, blow up your inflatable Santa and start untangling your strings of Christmas lights, because now is the time to plan for and enter... Read More

Bigger aircraft to land in Whakatane

Plans to introduce the larger Air Chathams SAAB 340 to Whakatāne have come to fruition with the first flights beginning November 29. With demand continuing to... Read More

Probe into ITM timber yard blaze

Two fire investigators are looking into what sparked a large blaze in a Thames timber yard. Eight appliances, one aerial appliance and six support vehicles battled... Read More

Youth celebrated at annual awards

The annual Young Achiever Awards celebrate the achievements of 195 youth for excellence in academic, cultural and sporting fields at national or international... Read More

Tauranga‘s own Mr G opens first solo exhibition

A son of Tauranga has brought his greatest treasures to the Tauranga Art Gallery. The aspects of life that mean the most to Mr G will be on display over... Read More

Chaser lending a hand

The Chase's Shaun Wallace is making a pit stop in Tauranga later this month during his ‘jam-packed' trip to New Zealand. It's the ‘Dark... Read More

Papamoa lay down challenge to contenders

Papamoa laid down the challenge to the other Reserve Grade contenders, when they cruised to victory over third placed Te Puke on Saturday. The Te Puke representatives... Read More

Police wrongly fuel vehicles 28 times in one year

Taxpayers have forked out more than $11,000 in one year after police staff put the wrong fuel in their vehicles. A total of 28 incidents of misfueling... Read More