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Weak layer in snowpack is potentially dangerous

Mountain Safety Council - MSC - are reminding people that there's a potentially dangerous ‘persistent weak layer' in the snowpack present throughout many... Read More

Malo e lelei! It‘s Tonga Language Week

Malo e lelei! Malo e lelei! This coming week is Tonga Language Week, also known as Uike Kātoanga'i ‘o e Lea Faka-Tonga. Tonga Language Week starts on Sunday... Read More

$2.7 million to support new Tauranga papakainga

Minister for Maori Development and Associate Minister of Housing Hon Nanaia Mahuta today announced a $2.793 million investment to support a new papakainga in Tauranga,... Read More

Western Bay receives $133,032 from camping fund

Western Bay of Plenty Council will be receiving $133,032 from Government to support responsible camping. The funding will be used for monitoring and enforcement,... Read More

Three Tauranga vehicle collisions on Saturday

Three separate vehicle collisions occurred in Tauranga on Saturday morning and early afternoon. No injuries were reported for any of the collisions. Police were... Read More

Saturday‘s national forecast

For much of the Bay of Plenty today, this last day of August is mostly sunny. WeatherWatch Analyst Aaron Wilkinson says there are anticyclonic conditions for... Read More

Tennis brand launches to promote open days

A new online brand has been created to promote the synchronised Open Days of eight tennis clubs across the Western Bay on Saturday September 7. The Bay Loves... Read More

One injured from bridge collision, Welcome Bay

One person has been injured due to a collision with a bridge in Welcome Bay on Saturday morning. Police received a report of a car colliding with the Waitoa bridge... Read More

Aquinas students inspired by science

Aquinas College students have recently returned from an overseas trip of a lifetime, dissecting human brains and discovering how the universe was made. Year... Read More

North Harbour next for in-form Steamers

Bay of Plenty rugby fans have plenty of reasons to feel confident that 2019 might be the year this underperforming union finally gets back in the big time. After... Read More

What‘s on - footie, rocking dads and Cool Bananas

Kia ora and welcome to Saturday. Today we are expecting a fine day with southwesterlies and a high of 17 degrees. It's a three-clothing and one-windproof layer... Read More

Best little foodie secret in town

The roller door has been hoisted, and the mid-morning sun is fingering its way towards a huge cauldron simmering on a gas trivet in the kitchen at the back of... Read More