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Taonga connect New Zealand and Japan

An enduring connection across the globe will remain long after the Rugby World Cup has ended, with two symbolic taonga set to connect the Japanese and Māori cultures... Read More

Karters break out birthday cake

'It's quite good fun and you go bloody fast.” Phill Brangwynne, president of the Bay of Plenty Kart Racing Club is making a pitch for his sport and the... Read More

Steamers ready for battle against Taranaki

The Bay Steamers will field almost the same side that narrowly lost to Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington) when they take on Taranaki on Saturday. Taranaki will still... Read More

Help keep New Zealand beautiful

Keep New Zealand Beautiful is again asking Kiwis to ‘Do The Right Thing' and keep Aotearoa clean with the return of G.J Gardner Homes Clean Up Week on September... Read More

Controversial email not a conflict of interest

An email inviting Downtown Tauranga members to a morning with mayoral candidate Tenby Powell has been ruled as not a conflict of interest. A DTT board meeting... Read More

Police name man who died in South Waikato crash

Police have named the man who died in a crash at the intersection of Tirohanga and Tram Roads, Kinleith Forest, on Wednesday September 11. He was 31-year-old... Read More

Get your head around this

Artificial intelligence isn't about to completely take over from humans anytime soon but it pays to be prepared. Dale Carnegie Bay of Plenty training director... Read More

Big stinks hangs over Mount

Is the jewel in Tauranga's crown turning whiffy? Is Mount Maunganui becoming Mount Manky? Even a local real estate agent reportedly told a client if you... Read More

Cutting loose at 78

What do you buy a 78-year-old, who has everything, for his birthday? Jim Madgwick's got something he has hankered after all his life…. a rose, just... Read More

Growing the perfect gift

Aquinas College students aren't afraid of getting their hands dirty, digging up vegetables to donate to a local initiative that helps feeds hungry stomachs... Read More

No common ground over Mount Maunganui development

Mount Maunganui residents are battling a proposed apartment building that will rise above existing the area's height restrictions of nine metres. It will be 10.4m... Read More

GRAPHIC: Man beaten in Coromandel home invasion

A group of home invaders, who brutally attacked a Coromandel retiree, are yet to be located by police. It follows a "targeted" attack at an isolated Hot Water... Read More