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2022 KiwiNet Awards Finalists

Zespri's RubyRed plant and food research is amongst 18 remarkable finalists which are in the spotlight for the 10th annual KiwiNet Research Commercialisation... Read More

Tauranga helping young women into IT careers

'There is a very unfair stereotype that to be an IT person you have to be a geek who can't talk to people, who sits in a dark room and hacks all day, and doesn't... Read More

More rain on the way this week, but lesser amounts

In the wake of the recent devastating rain event in the upper South Island, MetService is forecasting additional rainfall this week for already sodden areas, but... Read More

Covid-19: 2706 new community cases, 117 in BOP

Today the Ministry of Health are reporting 2,706 community cases, 432 current hospitalisations. There are 117 new cases in the Bay of Plenty. The seven-day... Read More

Tauranga City move into third as champs conclude

Tauranga City AFC's first-team jumped to third in the NRFL Men's Division 1 after a third consecutive win on the weekend. Goals from Adam Davidson, Braxton Fisher-Vanderveen... Read More

Digging into Omokoroa’s roots

What began as a look back on the life of her well-known artist father has revealed the fascinating history of the grandfather Linda Harley never met. Jack Luckman... Read More

Te Puke women banding together for a good cause

Four women, all with a cause, will band together this Daffodil Day to fundraise for Te Puke's Cancer Society. On Friday, August 26, adorned with daffodils, Maria... Read More

Lack of snow hampering central plateau ski season

A lack of snow in the central plateau has led to one of the worst ski seasons in decades. The tops of Mount Ruapehu and Tongariro had a good dumping of snow at... Read More

Parliament protest: Barricades erected

Barricades have been set up at Parliament in anticipation of a Freedoms and Rights Coalition protest demonstration today. Large concrete blocks were installed... Read More

Embracing Tauranga‘s multicultural community

Multicultural Tauranga is calling the community to celebrate and spread cultural appreciation this Friday for a Bay of Plenty Multicultural Day. No matter where... Read More

New summer festival welcomes dogs

If your four-legged friend feels left out when you party at Bay Dreams, Jucy Fest or One Love this summer, there's a new kind of festival making its debut in Mount... Read More

Tauranga weightlifter bouncing back

Bay of Plenty weightlifter and 2021 North Island gold medallist, Xavier Albert, has once again qualified for the National Championships later this year. Carrying... Read More