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Sikh parade returns to city

Tauranga's avenues will receive a gift of culture and colour tomorow January 3 as Tauranga's Sikh community marks the birth of their religious leader with prayer... Read More

Broken leg in farm crash

A 22 year old man who broke a leg falling off a motorbike on a farm track near Broadlands this morning was airlifted to Rotorua hospital. The Rotorua based BayTrust... Read More

Green comet in night sky

There's a green comet passing by planet earth at the moment, on its first visit to the inner solar system for more than five hundred years, and it may be able to... Read More

Tauranga man dies in Gisborne

UPDATED: Gisborne police have released the name of the 20 year old Tauranga resident who died in Gisborne on New Year's Eve when he misjudged a leap into a swimming... Read More

Man dies in Papamoa Beach crash

UPDATED: A 24 year old man from Kerikeri died when a 4x4 rolled on Papamoa Beach last night. Four other people in the vehicle were uninjured in the crash, which... Read More

2.7 earthquake shakes East Coast

An earthquake measuring 2.7 on the richter scale has struck 10km west of Tokomaru Bay this afternoon. Geonet reports the quake struck at a depth of 12km and hit... Read More

Good progress made on new trail

Outstanding progress has been made by volunteers on the walking and cycling trail that will eventually link Tairua and Pauanui. Since December volunteers with the... Read More

Good NYE for Coromandel Police

Police were kept busy overnight with New Year's Eve celebrations across the Coromandel but overall they are pretty happy with the behaviour of revellers. The majority... Read More

New Year's cheer for Cambodia

Mention Cambodia to Brad and Ange Wheeler and their hearts melt. Their minds wind back to Christmas 2012 when they took their daughters, aged seven and two, to the... Read More

2014 provisional road toll: 297

Vigilance from motorists is still very much needed with the provisional road toll for 2014 coming in at 297 fatalities. Associate Transport Minister Craig Foss says... Read More

NY celebrated in spectacular style

Tauranga City Council event manger Jo Bond couldn't have asked for a better start to 2015 following the New Year's Eve celebrations overnight. An estimated 45,000... Read More

Heartfelt help for ‘Tinku’

A small, breathless Indian boy who's living out his numbered days in a tumble-down shack in a remote Fijian village has inveigled his way into two young hearts 2500... Read More