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$1m boost for university

A key part of the revitalisation of Tauranga's CBD reached another milestone this week, with the first payment made from Bay of Plenty Regional Council's Regional... Read More

Inquiries continue into dairy robbery

Eastern Bay of Plenty Police are continuing to investigate an aggravated robbery at Mananui Dairy in Whakatane on Saturday morning. Two men entered the premises... Read More

A sweet investment

Tauranga chocolate lovers now have the chance to buy a piece of the Dunedin-based chocolate company OCHO and receive discounted chocolate for life. The deal is... Read More

High pressure to prevail for two weeks

New Zealand's weather for the next two weeks is looking mostly dry and settled, thanks to a ridge of high pressure that moves onto the country today and is expected... Read More

Cricketers fall short against Northland

The Bay of Plenty senior representative team have returned home from the far north of the country, after just falling short of grabbing first innings points from... Read More

Karangahake Gorge closed again tonight

State Highway Two through the Karangahake Gorge will be closed for a short time tonight to complete the removal of the truck and trailer unit that crashed through... Read More

Helicopter called to crash on Matakana

The Trustpower TECT rescue helicopter was dispatched to Matakana Island just after midnight this morning to a motor vehicle accident. A 41-year-old male suffered... Read More

Bay jet sprint team set for season

A Bay of Plenty jet sprint team kicked off the season with an impressive start in Wanaka recently. Aaron Hansen and Julie Ann Shanks, now in their third season... Read More

Teen mountain biker flown to hospital

The Westpac rescue helicopter Whitianga crew had to airlift an injured mountain biker near Whangamata on Saturday. The male teenager had suffered a fall from his... Read More

Photo comp returns for another summer

Entries are now open for the second year of the Trustpower Photographic Exhibition, with organisers expecting thousands of entries after the success of the inaugural... Read More

New emergency alert system to be tested

A new way to let people know about an emergency is coming to a phone near you. That's the message from the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management,... Read More

Chunk of Maleme Street up for sale

A portfolio of tenanted, light-industrial premises clustered together in a suburban hub have been placed on the market for sale - with the option to buy any or... Read More