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BOP councils to get $1M for crime prevention

Bay of Plenty councils will get a share of $4 million as part of a multi million dollar package to tackle retail crime and reoffending. The money will be used... Read More

Police operation: 3880 breath tests, 38 busted

"Don't do it." That's the message from police to driver who are thinking of getting behind the wheel after a few. The message comes after a police operation... Read More

Medicinal cannabis to your letterbox - legally

Kiwis with an internet connection and $45 could soon be getting cannabis sent directly to their letterbox - and all completely legally. The development comes... Read More

Chatham Island iwi and Crown sign agreement

Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri and the Crown have signed an Agreement in Principle marking a significant milestone towards the settlement of their historical Treaty... Read More

Bay of Plenty Sports Awards winners announced

Athletics and triathlon coach Craig Kirkwood has been named the Supreme Winner of the 2022 Forsyth Barr Bay of Plenty Sports Awards. Kirkwood has coached three... Read More

Yacht grounds in Waikorire near base of Mauao

SunLive readers are reporting that a yacht has grounded in Waikorire, also known as Pilot Bay, on Monday afternoon. "It's near the boat ramp in Pilot Bay,"... Read More

Land wars institute in Gate Pā one step closer

A pathway forward has been made for a 'desperately needed” cultural centre in Tauranga that will tell the story of the New Zealand land wars. At a Tauranga... Read More

School students share significant safety slogans

Encouraging safer parking, improving air quality, reducing traffic congestion, and showing consideration for younger students are all winning themes of the annual... Read More

Luxon talks Tauranga, visits Good Neighbour

National Party leader Christopher Luxon says he would like community organisations to have more freedoms in the ways they spend their allocated funds. Visiting... Read More

Two-vehicle crash on SH29, Lower Kaimai

Emergency services are responding to the scene of a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 29. Police received a report of a vehicle collision at around 3.40pm. The... Read More

Samoan weightlifters smash records in Mt Maunganui

Two Samoan weightlifters have set new Oceania records at the New Zealand national championships in Mt Maunganui. Don Opeloge, who is the 2022 Commonwealth Games... Read More

Three waters: entrenchment provision debated

Cabinet will today discuss an entrenchment provision in the three waters legislation after lawyers and opposition parties criticised the move as unconstitutional,... Read More