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Students receive financial support from BOP trust

Eighteen young Bay of Plenty students have just received $108,000 worth of scholarship money to share as they head off on their tertiary education journeys. Thirteen... Read More

Logging truck rolls on SH36

UPDATE: 6.15pm: One person is moderately injured after a logging truck crash on State Highway 36. A St John spokesperson says they have transported one person... Read More

Students learning history outside the classroom

Bellevue School students are taking their learning outside of the classroom for the next two day. Year five and six students from the school will take part in a... Read More

Father and son mongrel mob duo jailed

A father and son involved in a Bay of Plenty police operation targeting the Kawerau Mongrel mob will remain in prison. Kawerau Mongrel Mob leader Frank Milosevic,... Read More

Witnesses describe Red Fox Tavern murder scene

A man who was one of the first on the scene after a Waikato publican was gunned down in a robbery more than 30 years said as soon as he saw his friend lying face... Read More

HFO nabs group with illegal tuatua limits

An MPI Honorary Fishery Officer patrol nabbed a group of people with more than three times the legal limit of the popular shellfish tuatua in Tauranga this week.... Read More

MOH reporting one historical COVID case today

There is one historical case of COVID-19 in managed isolation being reported today. Historical cases are not considered to be currently infectious, says a Ministry... Read More

Clear skies ahead, but cloud and rain to come

This weekend is sure to remind everyone that we're still in the summer months. While it might not be the hottest of weekends, calm clear weather, especially... Read More

Riders roll on for Go By Bike Day

Even the rain couldn't dampen the spirits of the more than 650 bikers who turned out for Go By Bike Day in Tauranga today. Chapel St proved to be the most... Read More

Tauranga by-elections officially cancelled

The Tauranga by-elections triggered by councillor resignations last year, are now officially cancelled. The by-elections were scheduled to happen this month... Read More

Ram raid at Tauranga commercial premises

Police are investigating a ram raid at a commercial premises in Tauranga. A police spokesperson says they were notified of a burglary at a commercial premises... Read More

Teen scores hole-in-one at Waihi tournament

Fourteen-year-old Robby Turnbull is celebrating after scoring a hole-in-one shot in the OJI golf tournament played at Waihi. On a +2 handicap, Turnbull had the... Read More