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Chinese bottling plant gets go ahead

A proposal to expand the Otakiri Springs water bottling plant in Eastern Bay of Plenty has been granted consent by an independent hearing panel. Independent... Read More

Hope for return of Kiwi sailor’s remains

There is new hope the body of a New Zealander killed in the Korean war could be coming home after spending more than 60 years in North Korea. Robert Edward Marchioni,... Read More

Alarming increase in drugged driving deaths

More road deaths in 2017 involved drivers with drugs in their system than over the alcohol limit, figures obtained by the AA reveal. The table below shows the... Read More

Sun to shine across Tauranga

In today's weather forecast we are expecting a fine day apart from some early cloud. Southwesterlies should be dying out at night. It's a two-clothing... Read More

Close loss for Northern Stars in Mt Maunganui

The Northern Stars lose 61-64 in another tight battle to the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in ANZ Premiership action in Mount Maunganui. The Stars turned in a much-improved... Read More

Antarctica ice melt speeding up

Antarctica has lost about three trillion tonnes of ice since 1992 and scientists say the window of opportunity to prevent major meltdown of the icesheets is narrowing. The... Read More

Missing Coromandel man’s car found

A search is underway in a remote section of bush in the Coromandel Peninsula after a man mysteriously disappeared a fortnight ago. Shannon Earle Makowharemahihi,... Read More

Sallies welcome knitted donations

People from the Bay of Plenty and Waikato have answered a Tauranga Labour List MP's call for knitted goodies. A few months ago, Jan Tinetti wrote in her regular... Read More

Glass recycling solutions in Tauranga

Glass recycling will be a woe of the past for Tauranga residents as city council introduces a new kerbside collection service. The interim, rates-funded... Read More

Parties clash over housing issues

Housing affordability was the Achilles heel of the former government, and it continues to test the new administration. There were fractious exchanges between Housing... Read More

Plastics going straight to landfill

Plastics that were once able to be recycled are now heading straight to New Zealand landfills as China's waste import ban starts to bite. China stopped accepting... Read More

Nightmare at the Museum returns in a new venue

If you like giving yourself chills, if spooks are something you are after, and if scary and history sounds like a good combination, then you'll be pleased to hear... Read More