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What‘s on - tapas, rugby, mud run and techno jazz

Kia ora and welcome to a rather wet winter Sunday. The MetService has issued a severe thunderstorm watch this morning, as an active front moves over the upper... Read More

Road closures for today’s Mitre 10 Cup

A road closure will be in place today due to the Mitre 10 Cup match between Bay of Plenty Steamers and Otago being played at the Tauranga Domain. The Cameron... Read More

Van crashes into ditch on SH2

A van ended up crashing into a ditch on SH2 at Aongatete early Sunday morning. Police received a report of a vehicle collision close to the intersection of Lund... Read More

More rain, some snow, as large low covers NZ

WeatherWatch reports there is a very large low pressure system covering NZ with mild weather in the north and colder conditions in the south. Some places in the... Read More

Tauranga Lotto player wins $21,357

A Tauranga Lotto player will be celebrating after winning $21,357 with Lotto Second Division in Saturday night's live Lotto draw. The winning Second Division... Read More

Quietly growing the chorus of female angels

Popular culture paints angels as female, the Bible as blokes. Either or, Nina Le Lievre, the new archangel or CEO of Enterprise Angels, the group that connects... Read More

They‘re turning heads

Puran Singh hasn't had a haircut for 48 years - in fact he's never had a haircut. 'Never, never, never in my life” insists this elder and president of the... Read More

Car crashes into parked car in Eversham Rd

Police report there has been a crash between a car and a stationary vehicle in Arataki on Saturday afternoon. The parked car was in Eversham Rd, near Gloucester... Read More

2019 Tauranga Arts Festival launched

Tauranga Arts Festival launched its 2019 programme on Thursday evening in front of an audience of over 500 people in the Addison Theatre at the Baycourt Community... Read More

No Mayor nominated yet for Western Bay

No nominations have been received yet for the position of Mayor for the Western Bay of Plenty District Council. On Friday August 9, the list of nominations was... Read More

Men‘s 470 finish world championships on a high

Paul Snow-Hansen and Dan Willcox took advantage of the drama that unfolded around them at the 470 world championships in Japan yesterday to finish second in the... Read More

Car and bicycle collision in 15th Ave

Police report there has been a crash between a car and a bicycle on Saturday afternoon in 15th Ave, Tauranga. Police received reports of the collision at the... Read More