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Mount surfer making waves

The New Zealand Surfing Team have climbed up to eighth at the INS ISA World Surfing Games with three days remaining at the event being held at Jaco Beach Costa Rica. ... Read More

Yummy treats delight customers

Some of Tauranga's rising cooking stars got to show off their skills and treated locals to some tasty treats this morning. Tauranga Boys' College hospitality students... Read More

Papamoa artist wins supreme award

The winners of the 2016 Miles Art Awards have been announced last night during the awards and exhibition opening event at Tauranga Art Gallery. The fourth biennial... Read More

Bay Olympians on track for medals

Two classic single sculls rivalries will play out on the final day of the Olympic regatta, with Tauranga's Mahe Drysdale and Emma Twigg at the heart of both. Drysdale... Read More

Prints and more at Bookarama

More than 50 art prints turned up when Julia Palmer-Hoffland and her mother Frances Palmer cleaned out their old house. 'My dad Ted was a great collector of things,”... Read More

Kids heavy lifting

Children will be proving their strength and stamina at the first Crossfit competition run for kids in Tauranga, Papamoa and the Mount area this weekend. 'During... Read More

What’s On: A tasty treat

Morning Sunners if you are looking for something to temp the taste buds then why not head to the Tauranga Farmers Market this morning. The hospitality students from... Read More

Kiwifruit export rules change

Cabinet has approved changes to the Kiwifruit Export Regulations that will allow for closer shareholding alignment with production, update the definition of Zespri's... Read More

One person dies after serious crash

One person has died in a serious crash near Templeview, Hamilton this morning. The incident happened on Kakaramea Road (State Highway 39) just south of Koromatua... Read More

Steamers steal warm-up

It was only a pre-season warm-up but any win over Auckland is a good win. And today the Steamer's sneaked in 22-21 winners over the big union at the over-hauled... Read More

Tauranga sailors well placed

Tauranga sailors in Rio are positioning themselves well for their competitions' closing races. The Nacra 17 crew of Jason Saunders and Gemma Jones had four single-digit... Read More

Alfie top dog at WBOP council

There is a new top dog in town. Alfie, the Western Bay of Plenty District Council's Jack Russell, is the winner of New Zealand's Top Office Dog competition. Alfie... Read More