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Student scholarships for primary industry

Young New Zealanders heading into primary industry are receiving scholarships to help fund their studies. New Zealand cooperative Ballance Agri-Nutrients... Read More

Ethical fashion conversation coming to Tauranga

While everyone loves a bargain, more and more people are starting to think about whether the production of the clothes on their back is causing harm to people... Read More

No injuries in SH2 crash

UPDATE 7.42AM: No injuries are being reported following a crash on State Highway 2, between Tauranga and Omokoroa. Emergency services were called to a two car... Read More

Rain expected mid-week

Rain is being forecast to hit New Zealand in the next couple of days. A large high covering the country is expected to move slowly east on Monday and Tuesday... Read More

Car smashes through Maungatapu fence

The owners of a Maungatapu property woke on Sunday to find that a vehicle had left the scene following crashing through their fence. 'We woke up to a portion... Read More

Bring on the supreme pie

After a year's lapse of the Bakels NZ Supreme Pie Awards, the largest and longest running food competition in New Zealand is back on again. Pie lovers around... Read More

YWAM Koha leaving port on Monday for final push

The YWAM KOHA will be leaving Tauranga harbour tomorrow afternoon for a two-week check-over in Lyttleton, before then heading on a port tour of New Zealand. 'After... Read More

One dead after motorcycle crash at Arataki

5.05pm Update: One person has died following a car and motorcycle crash in Arataki. Police were alerted to the crash at the intersection of Exeter St and Eversham... Read More

Person in custody after Mount Maunganui assault

One person is to appear in court on Thursday following an assault in Mount Maunganui last night. Police were notified of an assault on Maunganui Rd at 10.24pm... Read More

Resurfacing work on Coromandel state highway

Resurfacing work gets underway today for State Highway 25A in the Coromandel Peninsula. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises the resurfacing night work will... Read More

First MIQ workers receive Covid-19 vaccine

The first of the country's 12,000-strong border workforce have received the Covid-19 vaccine. Workers at Auckland's Jet Park Hotel received the Pfizer/BioNTech... Read More

New rules for flood protection and drains

If you live, work or use the land around a stopbank or other flood defence and drainage asset in the Bay of Plenty, you may need to check out the new rules from... Read More