23:34:46 Friday 22 August 2025

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Tauranga duo sign on

Tauranga City United's charge to the Northern Region Football League Division Two title has been rewarded with two players picking up WaiBop United contracts. Sam... Read More

Brief cold snap for Bay

A cold front will grip the country on Friday as the MetService forecasts an overnight low of six degrees for the Bay of Plenty. MetService meteorologist Georgina... Read More

Star role for Tauranga firm

While the Blackcaps and South Africa exert themselves at the Bay Oval, it is a small Tauranga internet provider who's working just as hard to help broadcast the... Read More

Parading in pink for breast cancer

Pink race cars, ballerinas and angels are taking to the streets of Tauranga as thousands of people take part in the annual charity HOT Pink Walk. Adorned in their... Read More

Man seriously assaulted in Rotorua

A man is in hospital with serious injuries following an unprovoked attack in Rotorua yesterday. The 19-year-old local man was with a friend in a cream-coloured vehicle... Read More

House fire in Nukuhou

Fire has completely engulfed a house in the Eastern Bay of Plenty this afternoon. Crews from Taneatua, Edgecumbe and Whakatane are at the scene on Matahi Valley... Read More

Stick wielder admits guilt

A Tauranga man accused of attacking two police officers with a stick and breaking into the Salvation Army has admitted his guilt. Ashley Harris, 33, is charged with... Read More

Risky driving caught on film

Driving on the wrong side of the road could be punished with a $150 or more fine if the act is deemed deliberate. This message comes after Tauranga resident, who... Read More

School eyes sun safety

‘Slip, slop, slap and wrap'. For one Tauranga school, being able to complete the SunSmart message after introducing optional sunglasses to its school uniform... Read More

Beekeepers applaud MPI action

The Ministry for Primary Industries is to be congratulated for sending home a Ukrainian couple for allegedly trying to smuggle honey into New Zealand. That's the... Read More

Boy, 8, flown to Waikato Hospital

An 8-year-old Whitianga boy with suspected head and abdominal injuries is currently in Waikato Hospital after a skateboarding accident yesterday. It's believed... Read More

No plea from accused tourist attacker

The Tauranga man accused of robbing and assaulting two tourists at McLaren Falls Park has been released on bail until his next court appearance. Dewald Fourie, 28,... Read More