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Teachers vote to strike on May 29

​School teachers and principals across the country have agreed to stage New Zealand's largest-ever strike as negotiations with the Ministry of Education... Read More

Egg prices crack $4.43 a dozen

The price of eggs reached a record high of $4.43 a dozen in April 2019, after rising for the past nine months, says Stats NZ. A national egg shortage may be one... Read More

Otumoetai share premiership lead

Otumoetai's 4-1 victory at Flying Mullet Papamoa was the week's stand-out result in The Soccer Shop WaiBOP Premiership. Melville United picked up probably the... Read More

BOP rape accused takes to the stand in trial

The former director of Maraehako Bay Retreat charged with raping exchange workers has taken the stand in his own defence. Pihi Hei stands trial for 26 charges... Read More

Whānau health target of new wraparound service

Social agencies are working together in a new pilot project offering wraparound services to families in some of Tauranga's most deprived communities to help improve... Read More

77 per cent of crime unreported

The largest-ever crime survey has found that most crime is unreported and much is suffered by few. But acting Prime Minister Winston Peters has cast doubt over... Read More

Global ice cream giant buys Tip Top

New Zealand dairy co-operative Fonterra has confirmed the sale of its Tip Top brand to global ice cream giant Froneri for $380 million. Word of the deal got out... Read More

Musicians come together for the Galilee Mission

A fundraising concert is taking place at St. Andrews Church in Mount Maunganui for the Galilee Mission on May 18 at 2pm. United Seafarers' Mission Port of Tauranga... Read More

Te Puke death being treated as suspicious

Police are treating the death of a man whose body was found in Te Puke as suspicious. Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Turner says police are continuing to make... Read More

Solid operating result for Trustpower

Competitive retail offerings and the consistency of generation strategies have contributed to a solid result for Trustpower for the year ended 31 March 2019, off... Read More

Police unaware of dubious door-knocking activity

Police are saying they have had no reports of suspicous activity following a post on Facebook. The post warns members of the community not to answer their door... Read More

Investigations ongoing into Te Puke death

Investigations are still underway after a body was found in Te Puke over the weekend. The body is believed to be that of a rough-sleeper or homeless man, says... Read More