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Talking US politics in Papamoa

The New Zealand political spectrum is relatively narrow compared to America, according to Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller. Todd is set to talk about his recent travels... Read More

Tauranga sailor third in Laser

Tauranga sailor Sam Meech is third overall in the Olympic Laser regatta, sailing a fifth and a sixth on day two. Discarding the 19 points he collected in race one,... Read More

Taiaroa murder trial continues

The trial of a man accused of killing George Taiaroa is expected to heat up today with the first of the Crown's key witnesses expected to take the stand. Quinton... Read More

Mount fight to retain title

Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service will fight to retain their Eastern Region Pool Championship title in Hamilton this weekend. With 46 athletes entered, they are... Read More

Orca experts praise for locals

The team of international experts who worked so hard to rescue the orca calf found alone in Tauranga Harbour have packed up and left Ongare Point, exhausted and... Read More

Operation million dollar mouse

They lay in bed in Tauranga angsting and losing sleep while their ship, the Norfolk Guardian, was being battered by 170km/h winds in treacherous sub-antarctic waters... Read More

Caring for Enoka at home

Life was turned upside for the Ngatai whānau when patriarch Enoka suffered a stroke which left him unable to walk, speak or swallow late last year. His family... Read More

Bay shellfish still poisonous

Shellfish on the most popular beaches in the Western Bay of Plenty remain off limits for human consumption as they remain contaminated with high levels of paralytic... Read More

Sailor rescued from Bay seas

A leap of faith has saved a man whose yacht encountered some steering problems in rough seas in the Bay of Plenty. A distress signal was set off at 8.15pm sparking... Read More

Trust fund to support men’s families

Post-harvest company Aongatete has set up a trust to help support the families of five Tongan men killed in a traffic accident last week. Father and son, Koli Vaipulu... Read More

Top quality candidates needed: F&G

If you care about clean water and the environment then Fish & Game is urging you to stand as candidates in your local council elections this year. The local body... Read More

EmployAbility launched in the Bay

A new employment programme designed to get people with health conditions and disabilities into work has been launched in the Bay of Plenty. EmployAbility involves... Read More