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In photos: Tauranga Multicultural Festival

Residents are celebrating after the Tauranga Multicultural Festival attracted visitors in the thousands. Attendees were welcomed in droves in exchange for a gold... Read More

First of NZ‘s 2023 kiwifruit sets sail for Japan

The first shipment of the 2023 New Zealand kiwifruit season has now departed the Port of Tauranga, carrying around 2,500 tonnes - more than 600,000 trays - of... Read More

Community set to celebrate new Ohauiti playground

Local residents and children from Hairini, Ohauiti, Maungatapu and Poike will come together this weekend to celebrate a significant upgrade of their local playground... Read More

Magic pip Mystics in nail biting finish

On the back foot early, a rejuvenated Avis Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic stormed back in style to pip the MG Mystics 57-56 in an extra time thriller in Hamilton... Read More

Hundreds of earthquakes rattle nerves in BOP

The swarm of earthquakes plaguing Bay of Plenty residents could continue for weeks, a GNS seismologist says. More than 760 earthquakes have been recorded so far... Read More

Beach Ferns win gold, O‘Dea brothers win silver

The New Zealand teams were in the medals in the Beach Pro Tour Futures Mount Maunganui 2023, with Beach Ferns Alice Zeimann and Shaunna Polley taking gold before... Read More

SH5 between Napier and Taupō reopens

A vital transport link for communities and local businesses has been restored following Cyclone Gabrielle with the reopening of State Highway 5 between Napier... Read More

Pensions set to rise in April

Pensioners are set to have more cash in their back pocket next month following the Government's announcing a boost to Superannuation as part of a new cost-of-living... Read More

Special major trophies presented at national final

Good things come to those who are prepared to wait, or so the saying goes, and Whakatane's Mitch Rees and Upper Hutt's Rogan Chandler would probably be the first... Read More

New booster for Covid available from April

Kiwis aged 30 and above will be able to access the new Covid bivalent booster from April as part of the Government's plan to keep Kiwis safe and take pressure... Read More

New unsettled weather system moves in

A front is moving northwards over the country today with northerly quarter winds strengthening ahead of it, says WeatherWatch. "Then changing to westerly in behind.... Read More

#BAYOFGEDDON returns to Tauranga

Armageddon Expo, the largest and most anticipated pop culture event in New Zealand, is heading to Tauranga in 2023 as #BAYOFGEDDON. The organisers say with celebrity... Read More