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Hydraulic oil spill near Sulphur Point

Bay of Plenty Regional Council staff are currently responding to a hydraulic oil spill in the Sulphur Point area of Tauranga Harbour. The spill occurred last... Read More

Car, disease or voting system?

'STV? - standard traditional values, perhaps?” 'STV - feel like I should know, but I don't.” Tauranga local body voters wrestling with the acronym... Read More

Tauranga assault survivor speaks out

WARNING: Some people might find the topics discussed in the video disturbing and viewer's discretion is advised. It will be a year in October since a Tauranga... Read More

Council starts with yearly resurfacing works

Tauranga City Council is commencing this year's Resurfacing Programme, which will cover 60 roads and approximately 20km of road surface. Works are expected to... Read More

Powerlines trap person in rolled vehicle

Powerlines trapped a person in their truck after it rolled in the Bay of Plenty just after midnight. The truck and trailer unit ripped the live lines down when... Read More

Bella Vista report “not helpful”

A former owner of a home in a botched development in Tauranga says a council report into what happened doesn't reveal much about what went wrong. The council... Read More

Heavy rain watch issued for Tauranga

A heavy rain watch is in force for Tauranga today. The MetService says there are periods of rain, possibly heavy and thundery from afternoon, with southeasterlies. 'A... Read More

Man nicked after brief police pursuit

Charges are pending after a brief police chase in the Western Bay of Plenty ended with a man, wearing nothing but underwear, being arrested. A caller to the 0800... Read More

Colder than normal in the east next 48 hours

A colder change that spread northwards at the weekend means both Monday and Tuesday will be colder than normal in the east of both islands. WeatherWatch.co.nz... Read More

Mental health services to receive $6M boost

Mental health services at 22 general practices will receive a $6 million funding boost, says Prime Minister Jacinda Adern The Government is making a start... Read More

Mission St to be discussed at council meeting

Tauranga City Council will be considering the proposal to gift 11 Mission St to the Otamataha Trust at a meeting on Tuesday afternoon. The proposal to gift... Read More

Narrow miss for kayaker Gilbert

Tauranga kayaker Callum Gilbert was just 0.01secs away from a remarkable second final at the last ICF World Cup canoe slalom round of the season in Prague. ... Read More