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Stunning ceremony launches Anchor AIMS Games

The 16th Anchor AIMS Games International Sporting Championships launched today with a stunning opening ceremony at the Trustpower Arena. With 11,500 students from... Read More

Toi Ohomai holding digital colonialisation forum

Digital footprint, data management, big data analytics - these buzzwords are floating around in everyday vernacular, but do we know what they mean and the impacts... Read More

Tauranga sixth at national indoor bowls finals

The Tauranga indoor bowls team is in sixth place after intense matches at the national finals in Pukehohe on Saturday. Otago has come from behind to snatch the... Read More

NZ wins 2019 Trans-Tasman ice hockey

The 2019 Trans-Tasman Challenge presented by Queenstown Resort College, concluded on Saturday night between the New Zealand Ice Blacks and the Australia Mighty... Read More

Futsal Ferns fall to China

The Futsal Ferns have begun their three-match tour of China on a losing note, falling 8-3 to the hosts in Chengdu. The visitors were coming up against high-quality... Read More

Rocky start to world surfing games for Kiwi girls

The New Zealand Surfing Team had a rocky start to their World Surfing Games campaign late on day one of the event when Raiha Ensor from Mount Maunganui and Ella... Read More

Lightning storm off NZ one of earth‘s largest

Thousands of lightning flashes lit up the Tasman Sea on Saturday night and on a global scale it stood out as one of the largest on earth. WeatherWatch reported... Read More

Severe Weather Watch issued by MetService

The MetService has issued a severe weather watch for the Coromandel Peninsula and the western Bay of Plenty. The forecast is for periods of heavy rain about... Read More

Full weekend for Bay of Plenty rugby

It's been a full weekend for the Bay of Plenty rugby representative teams, with seven games yesterday, and the Toa team in Taupo today to compete in the 2019 Jock... Read More

Meet the candidates in Katikati Sunday afternoon

Katikati and Waihi Beach residents have an opportunity to meet candidates standing for the Western Bay of Plenty District Council at the upcoming local elections.... Read More

One dead after hitting tree in Kaingaroa Forest

Update, 10.20am: One person has died following a crash into a tree in the Kaingaroa Forest on Sunday morning. Emergency services are at the scene of the serious... Read More

Access and design helps remove disability

Tauranga is making strides towards becoming a wheel-chair friendly destination, but more work needs to be done to make the city physically accessible for everyone.... Read More