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In-home support workers “severely short staffed”

Competing salaries, mandates and a rising cost of living has left in-home support providers with 'severe staff shortages”. According to Te Puna Ora o Mātaatua... Read More

Netball: ANZ Premiership schedule announced

The 2023 ANZ Premiership schedule has been announced, headlined by a return to prime time Saturday night netball along with double-headers in a Netball World Cup... Read More

Truck off road on SH25

A truck is reported to have come off the road on State Highway 25 in the Coromandel. Coromandel's CFM radio station is reporting the incident to be near the sawmill... Read More

Police investigating assault on woman in Tauranga

Police are asking for the public's help after a woman was assaulted in Tauranga on Saturday evening. The victim was walking along Devonport Road, just north of... Read More

From mascot to mayoral hopeful

Most people know Hori BOP Leaming as a mascot for the Bay of Plenty Steamers rugby team, but he is removing his face paint to take up a new challenge. Leaming... Read More

Gang member turned police witness accused of lying

A former gang member giving evidence at a High Court trial says he was on board with the gang's activities until they messed with his 'missus”. This compelled... Read More

Games on in Tauranga after two-year hiatus

After a two-year hiatus, thousands of 11 to 13-year-olds from around the country are flowing back into Tauranga City for the 2022 Zespri AIMS Games, which officially... Read More

Great white research gets underway in the BOP

A new project bringing together local iwi, marine ecologists, fisheries scientists and shark experts will research Great White Sharks in the Tauranga Harbour and... Read More

Tauranga to welcome first cruise ship in October

Preparations are being made in Tauranga for the first cruise ship to visit New Zealand for the highly anticipated 2022/2023 season. The Majestic Princess is scheduled... Read More

Housing market downturn at fastest rate in 14 yrs

The downturn in the housing market is close to the fastest rate in nearly 14 years. CoreLogic's House Price Index, which measures changing property values,... Read More

Coroners Amendment Bill passes first reading

The Coroners Amendment Bill has passed its first reading and will now be considered by Parliament's Justice Committee. The Justice Committee will soon call for... Read More

Shading fears if hospital height limits removed

Cold homes, lack of sunlight and increased power bills are some of the concerns residents living near the Tauranga Hospital have, if the proposed removal of height... Read More