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Sharing stories with the Tauranga community

Tauranga City librarians love telling stories to their young library visitors, but they also take their art of storytelling on the road to local schools to tell... Read More

A cool start to summer

Cool temperatures across New Zealand this morning may have had you reaching for that hot coffee not just for the caffeine hit, despite it being the first day of... Read More

Police seize $10 million worth of cannabis

Police have seized millions of dollars' worth of cannabis plants and restrained a significant haul of assets as part of two major investigations by Police's... Read More

Malachi Subecz panel announces recommendations

Five-year-old Malachi Subecz's death has led a panel to recommend mandatory reporting of children at a high risk of harm, but the government is not yet committing... Read More

Streams open for fishing today

Today marks an important date in the calendar of keen trout fishers around the region. Several Eastern Region streams, which have remained closed because of... Read More

Emergency housing review likely to go to Cabinet

Cabinet will soon consider a report on a review of emergency housing but when it will be made public remains unknown. It follows months of ministers' reference... Read More

Western Bay teachers to discuss govt offer

More than 600 Western Bay of Plenty secondary teachers will attend a paid union meeting on Friday afternoon, during school hours, to discuss a recent collective... Read More

First person convicted for sabotage jailed

Graham Philip, the first person in New Zealand history to be charged with and plead guilty to sabotage, attempted to bring down the power grid across the entire... Read More

Takitimu North Link wins international award

The Takitimu North Link project has been recognised as world-class for a model-based digital approach to its design and construction that aims to reduce carbon... Read More

Heart attacks: World-first bedside blood test

A single blood test that can diagnose heart attacks in minutes instead of hours, saving the health system millions of dollars and getting patients treated faster,... Read More

Putting art into action

It's not the most typical teen hangout, but local artist and lecturer Darcell Apelu has always loved visiting museums and art galleries. 'While I enjoyed spending... Read More

Te Puke listing highlights rental demand

A garage advertised as a bedroom to rent for $250 a week has highlighted the growing property crisis in the Bay of Plenty, where rentals are in short supply and... Read More