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Online privacy: What you need to know

Explainer: Privacy. We all want it, but it's not always easy to get. These days, the internet has made everyone a publisher and it's very easy to suddenly... Read More

EastPack probes van crash that injured RSE workers

The employer of kiwifruit workers injured when their van rolled has opened an internal investigation into the Bay of Plenty incident. The van containing... Read More

Pongakawa School principal steps down

'As Neil Young said, it's better to burn out than it is to rust.” That's a parting thought from long-serving Pongakawa School principal Craig Haggo... Read More

Family’s plea for coronial inquest denied

A family's plea for a coroner to take a closer look into how their son and brother was asphyxiated on an unsafe conveyor belt at one of the country's biggest... Read More

Tauranga traffic tips for Aims Games week

NZTA is pausing most of the state highway works around the region from Saturday, August 30, to Friday, September 5. This is to help minimise traffic disruption... Read More

BoP radiology waitlist nears 9000

Almost 9000 people are waiting for scans and X-rays in the Bay of Plenty region, Health New Zealand data shows. Additionally, more than $11 million was... Read More

Van rollover injures 10 seasonal workers in BoP

Ten Indonesian seasonal workers were in a van that rolled near Maketū in the Bay of Plenty on Monday, Immigration New Zealand says. The agency's Pacific... Read More

See-sawing into spring

With the final week of meteorological winter in full swing, MetService is forecasting plenty of sunshine for the start of the week. Some areas in the north... Read More

Cemeteries, toilets not council 'core services'?

Whakatāne district councillors have expressed surprise that cemeteries, public toilets, animal control, liquor licences and consents are not considered core... Read More

Pāpāmoa off-ramp opens nine months early

Tauranga City Council is pleased to announce the partial opening of the Pāpāmoa East Interchange today, enabling use of the eastbound off-ramp for motorists. The... Read More

Black mould, holes in floor at 'appalling' rental

Black mould, holes in the floor and a toilet that leaked sewage are some of the issues in an 'appalling” rental that has been described as 'not suitable... Read More

Details of $37m meth bust revealed

Police and Customs have sprung upon a $37 million methamphetamine shipment concealed among machine parts sent through air cargo. Seven people face criminal... Read More