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Honey funds life saving surgery for Boi

Honey and a dog may seem like and odd match, but Hayden Walker has found a sweet spot by selling honey to raise money for live saving surgery for his dog Boi. For... Read More

Endeavour voyages continue to excite kiwi

A kiwi woman with a life-long passion for sailing is a 'repeat offender” on the HMB Endeavour. This is Donamarie Dickens' eighth voyage and her interest... Read More

Brewing up a plan to get youth voting

'We had a harder time than these jumped up spoiled brats.” 59-year-old Shirley's caustic comment on youth in a ‘letter to the editor'. Now those... Read More

Wanted man located in Tauranga appears in court

A 62-year-old man appeared in the Tauranga District Court this morning after being located in the Judea area on Thursday morning. The man was wanted by police... Read More

Hearing is believing

Brienna Horn's face lights up every morning when her cochlear implants are switched on. The 13-month old Mount Maunganui baby is profoundly deaf and has had... Read More

SH2 lane closure near Bayfair this weekend

The New Zealand Transport Agency is advising that there will be a lane closure near the Bayfair roundabout this weekend, as part of the Bay Like project. The... Read More

Alleged aggravated robbery in Omanu

UPDATE: 8.14am: Police are appealing for information following an aggravated robbery in Mount Maunganui this morning. Police received a report around 7.15am... Read More

New cops for the Bay of Plenty

The number of frontline Police officers has been boosted by 78 with the graduation of the latest recruit wing from the Royal New Zealand Police College. Police... Read More

2019/20 cruise ship season on the horizon

The 2019/2020 cruise ship season is upon us, with the first cruise ship MS Maasdam, set to arrive in Tauranga on October 6. With thousands of tourists set to... Read More

Regions to lead skills and jobs planning

A new regional approach to skills planning will see our workforce, education and immigration systems working together to better meet the differing skills needs... Read More

Small Businesses now safer

Five hundred small businesses have now benefitted from government-funded safety measures under a crime prevention initiative to reduce the risk of aggravated robberies... Read More

Trout fishing’s big day out

The first day in October is to a trout fisher perhaps the year's most important day. The opening of the new trout season is eagerly anticipated by thousands... Read More