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What's On Today? Beach sport

Good morning Sunners, If you were brave enough to endure the Boxing Day sale madness, how about spending today in the sunshine? Sam O'Dea and Mike Watson will be... Read More

Light aircraft crashes in harbour

A man and a woman have been flown to hospital after a light aircraft crashed in Raglan harbour this afternoon. The Hamilton-based Westpac Rescue Helicopter was... Read More

Te Puna crash, one deceased

A man is dead after his rental vehicle collided with another car on State Highway 2, at Te Puna. Emergency services were called to the fatal crash near Gill Lane,... Read More

Shoppers seek Boxing Day sales

Western Bay of Plenty shopping centres are a hive of activity today, with bumper to bumper traffic and queues of people waiting to buy their Boxing Day bargains. Shoppers... Read More

Backpackers 'burn' Christmas

Hairy Berry Backpacker Hostel manager Tracey Wallace-Hutchins is finding it hard to get in the festive spirit after a group of backpackers allegedly burned down... Read More

The season of loud music and noisy parties

Summer parties are the biggest generator of noise complaints the Tauranga City Council has to deal with. While it is peak season for parties there are still people,... Read More

Helicopter kept busy

It's been a busy few days for the Taupo-based Greenlea Rescue helicopter with a number of call outs this week. The Taupo-based Greenlea Rescue Helicopter. Photo:... Read More

Summer bus shuttle starts

Summer Shuttle Service from Mercury Bay to Hahei starts this week. There's expected to be more seats on this year's Summer Shuttle bus service so people can travel... Read More

Music under the summer sun

Don't worry if you've got a case of the summertime blues because the Mauao Performing Arts Centre has got the medicine you need. If you love live local music then... Read More

Woman seriously injures shoulder

A 76-year-old woman was airlifted to hospital with serious damage to her shoulder after falling over while playing with her grandson at a Coromandel Peninsula home... Read More

More mould closes library area

The discovery of an 'unacceptable count” of mould on the first floor of Tauranga City Library has caused the non-fiction area to be closed off to public and... Read More

Man injures ankle on island

A 23-year-old man was flown to hospital on Christmas Day after seriously injuring his ankle while playing sport on Motiti Island. The Tauranga-based TrustPower TECT... Read More