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Tauranga to get ‘Giganet’

From next month Tauranga residents will be part of the next step in the changing ultrafast broadband landscape with one local fibre company preparing to usher in... Read More

Bay Oval seeks $500k

Bay of Plenty Cricket Trust is seeking $500,000 in funding to upgrade Bay Oval's permanent facilities ahead of the Black Caps maiden visit to Mount Maunganui this... Read More

Warmer winter forecast

A mild winter is predicted in Niwa's latest climate outlook with above average temperatures for the North Island regions over June July August. Cold snaps and frosts... Read More

Motocross rider injures spine

A teenage motocross rider has been airlifted to hospital with suspected spinal injuries after crashing at an event near Edgecumbe today. The teenage boy injured... Read More

Potholes under repair

Repairs will begin this evening to potholes that appeared on State Highway 2 north of Te Puke after this week's severe weather. Photo: file. Contractors are expected... Read More

Models under the hammer

Organisers of the Tauranga Model Aircraft Club's annual Model Aircraft Auction are ending the day on a high after auctioning off about 600 model aircraft, parts... Read More

Climbing to the top

Tauranga climbers are today spending the day on the ground after competing in the regional rock climbing event this weekend. Tauranga climber Zoe Davy, age 6, in... Read More

Elder abuse week launches

Today kick-starts Elder Abuse Awareness Week and Age Concern is urging New Zealanders not to turn a blind eye if they suspect an older person is being abused or... Read More

'Warriors' raise $3K for couple

More than 100 ‘warriors' eating huhu grubs, climbing walls and crawling on the muddy ground helped to raise about $3000 to fly a long-time member and her terminally... Read More

Otumoetai by any other macron

The official spelling of Otumoetai is set to change with the addition of a macron - or dash - over the letter u making it Otūmoetai. Otumoetai is set to get... Read More

No winner in $20k lake challenge

The competition to find a way of reducing Lake Rotorua's nitrogen levels has failed to find a winner, but Bay of Plenty Regional Council says it has raised awareness... Read More

Golf centenary celebrations begin

Life members of Tauranga Golf Club gathered for the first official meeting this morning ahead of the club's centenary this November. Tauranga Golf Club life members... Read More