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DHB trials new Telehealth system

Coromandel residents now have access to more specialist services without having to travel to Waikato Hospital. Thames Hospital has recently trialled its first Telehealth... Read More

Bike rider airlifted from gorge

A man riding an electric bike in the Karangahake Gorge had to be airlifted to hospital after hitting a stone wall overnight. The man sustained head and shoulder... Read More

Steamers half heads to UK

Bay of Plenty halfback Samisoni Fisilau is pinning his hopes of making Tonga's Rugby World Cup squad on a stint with English second division club Jersey. The 27-year-old... Read More

Coromandel photographed from sky

Map images of town roads, new subdivisions and town layout changes will soon feature aerial images that are being photographed from the sky this week. The Thames... Read More

Bus crash at Te Maunga roundabout

A bus and two cars have crashed at the Te Maunga roundabout, near Baypark, causing traffic delays. Western Bay of Plenty road policing manager Senior Sergeant Ian... Read More

Plea for missing man's return

The family of Jesse Dolman are appealing for any information about the 28-year-old who was last seen on Christmas Eve. Both police and Jesse's family have taken... Read More

Hunt for found items’ owners

Police are looking for the owners of a number of items that have been handed into Whakatane Police Station recently. A MTB Giant Bike was found on State Highway... Read More

Sewage deadline moving again

A government ‘deadline' on the Matata sewerage scheme is being moved again to allow for an environment court hearing at the end of the month. And according... Read More

Stolen car torched in Welcome Bay

Firefighters battled an early morning car blaze after a stolen 4WD was set alight in Welcome Bay. Papamoa Fire Bridge was called to the fire on Welcome Bay Road... Read More

Yacht towed into harbour

Towing an engineless yacht into Tauranga harbour is just one of the few on-water actions taken by the Tauranga volunteer coastguard so far this summer. The yacht... Read More

3X3 basketball returns to Bay

Faster, shorter and more dynamic, basketball's street-based extravaganza of alley hoops and slam dunks is set to return to Tauranga with the Burger King 3X3 Tour. Currently... Read More

Car crashes into rubbish bins

A pedestrian is understood to have sustained minor injuries after a motorist mounted a Tauranga footpath crashing into rubbish bins on Cameron Road this afternoon. Emergency... Read More