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A weekend with no gas in Tauranga

A Tauranga local is frustrated after spending the weekend with no gas. Alana-Marie Freemantle ordered new gas bottles from Trustpower on Tuesday May 7... Read More

Transport projects discussed in council meeting

Tauranga City Council is looking into a recommendation of reopening the Welcome Bay slip lane. This comes after two transport projects were discussed in the projects,... Read More

No tsunami threat after power quake hits PNG

New Zealand is not at risk of any tsunami following a power earthquake which hit Papua New Guinea earlier this morning. A 7.7 magnitude powerful earthquake struck... Read More

86 per cent of NZ‘s measles patients unvaccinated

The number of measles cases in New Zealand has now reached 132 and the vast majority of those who have contracted the illness were not vaccinated. A surveillance... Read More

The Moon has moonquakes

The Moon is getting smaller and is prone to moonquakes, according to new NASA research. Over the last several hundred million years, NASA scientists have found... Read More

Car flips on SH2 near Matata

A car has flipped on State Highway 2, near Matata. Emergency services were called to the scene just before 5.30pm this evening. A police spokesperson says a... Read More

Filming seaweed foraging

Filmmakers Antoinette Wilson and Jordan Osmond have been busy making short documentaries about permaculture, food forests and sustainable living. When I first... Read More

Lumino Day putting smiles on many faces

Many New Zealanders left Lumino The Dentists practices with big grins on Saturday, May 11, after taking part in Lumino Day, where free dental care is provided.... Read More

KiwiBuild to reveal Tauranga developments

KiwiBuild are announcing their first homes in Tauranga and the Bay of Plenty on Wednesday in Omokoroa. Representatives of KiwiBuild, Classic Builders, Members... Read More

Whakatane swordfighters taking on the world

Korean Sword Martial Artists from the Bay of Plenty are heading to South Korea to represent New Zealand at World Mulimpia in July. Whakatane Haidong Gumdo Incorporated... Read More

Power restored to Bethlehem homes

UPDATED: Power has now been restored to homes in Bethlehem. More than 3000 properties were affected by this afternoon short power outage. Power went off around... Read More

Birds delay beach project

A new beach is appearing at Kulim Park, one truck load at a time. Thousands of cubic metres of sand is being trucked in and spread out along the waterline to... Read More