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Natural disasters: study probes marae resilience

Partnership, engagement, training and adequate resourcing are needed for Te Arawa marae to shift their emergency preparedness response from reactive to proactive,... Read More

Waikato rolls out RAT tests as labs reach capacity

Waikato is the latest area to roll out rapid antigen tests (RATs) as its laboratories struggle to meet Covid-19 testing demand. The demand is causing a delay... Read More

Council buys land for more hangars at airport

Requests from aircraft owners wanting hangar space at Whakatāne Airport have been heard by Whakatāne District Council, which has purchased 2.3 hectares of land... Read More

New Tauranga testing centre established

As the number of Covid cases continues to rise both in the Bay of Plenty and rest of New Zealand, so too does the demand for testing. On Tuesday, the Ministry... Read More

Around 30 schools affected by Covid in the BOP

Around 30 schools in the Bay of Plenty/Waiariki have reported having known Covid-19 cases. This is according to the data released to SunLive from the Ministry... Read More

Dog lovers go online for Doggy Day Out 2022

Competitions, special offers and supreme doggy cuteness will all be on show in the first ever Western Bay of Plenty Doggy Day Out virtual edition. Covid and the... Read More

Demo waste: ratepayers maybe left with $330k bill

Ratepayers may be left picking up a $330,000 tab for cleaning up, and legal costs, after Tio Faulkner dumped demolition waste into Tauranga Harbour in an attempt... Read More

Waihi Beach Road rehabilitation works underway

Rehabilitation and resurfacing of the stretch of Waihi Beach Road between Fisher and Trig roads is underway this week. 'The aim of rehabilitating this stretch... Read More

Chiefs super rugby match postponed

The Gallagher Chiefs Round 2 DHL Super Rugby Pacific match against Moana Pasifika has been postponed due to player welfare concerns New Zealand Rugby has announced. The... Read More

Study: Kiwi’s online security concerns on the rise

New Zealanders have growing concerns about the security of their personal details online. According to new research released by InternetNZ, 52 per cent of New... Read More

Tauranga community grant fund applications open

Community groups looking for funding for one-off projects can apply to Tauranga City Council's Community Grant Fund from 21 February 2022. Established in 2021,... Read More

AI sea craft helps scientists count fish

A robot sea craft is the latest tool NIWA scientists are using to help them count fish. The six-metre-long autonomous vessel is equipped with artificial intelligence... Read More