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Offenders use hedge clippers to hold up superette

Police are appealing for the public's help to identify two men following an aggravated robbery in Hamilton earlier this month. The two men, one holding pair of... Read More

MP donates lifejackets to BOP schools

Bay of Plenty National MP Todd Muller has donated 120 lifejackets to local schools in the Bay of Plenty, for use in water safety programmes. The lifejackets... Read More

Hotel could block views of sacred mountain - iwi

Tūwharetoa Limited says an eight storey hotel planned for Taupō would block views of Mt Tauhara and change the future use of its own commercial property in the... Read More

Males accused of assaulting attendant over booze

Police are on the hunt for two men accused of assaulting a store attendant during a liquor store robbery in Hamilton. The assault took place after the two men... Read More

Tauranga marketing agency comes out on top

Tauranga based marketing, communications and design agency, Tuskany Agency has been named as a finalist in the 2018 NZ Direct Marketing Awards for their digital... Read More

Te Puke woman awarded AVOCO scholarship

The daughter of Te Puke avocado growers Greg and Andrina McCulloch, Caitlin McCulloch, is the inaugural recipient of the AVOCO Tertiary Scholarship worth $5,000.... Read More

Mount to host hottest summer shows

With events kicking off in just about every corner of the city, there's never been a better time to stay right here in the Bay of Plenty over the summer holiday... Read More

Intense thunderstorms around BOP

Thundery weather is moving across the Bay of Plenty hard and fast, so don't expect it to stay long. MetService Metoroglist Angus Hines says it is a fairly active... Read More

Opotiki murder accused named

The 50-year-old man charged with the 2016 murder of Brian Hilton can be named as Harry Clements Matchitt. Matchitt appeared at the Whakatāne District Court on... Read More

A big community heart in our city centre

Our Place Tauranga was bursting with Christmas cheer, food and music on Wednesday night as people met to enjoy Dinner at Our Place. The container city was decorated... Read More

Monitor parking wizards in Rotorua

Black numbered discs at the front of each parking space in Rotorua will help the Rotorua Lakes Council to enforce new parking regulations. Each park will have... Read More

Warning of myrtle rust risk this summer

Biosecurity New Zealand and the Department of Conservation are encouraging the public to check their local myrtle plants this summer to help track the spread of... Read More