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Bayfair Police Information Centre

With Bayfair expanding, the shopping mall's Police Information Centre is looking for more volunteers to help cover shifts and ensure they can patrol the complex... Read More

Mt Maunganui student wins Les Munro Speech Comp

In a youth development initiative, the Bay of Plenty Officers' Club set up an annual speech competition to be contested by the champion from each of the three... Read More

Car rolled near Ohope Beach

A car has rolled and gone off the road on Wainui Road, near Ohope Beach. The accident happened between Kowhai Street and Burma Road at around 5.20pm. A police... Read More

Rotorua gains new parking machines

The first of Rotorua's new parking machines have been installed in sections of Whakaue Street and Pukaki Street. 'Seven of the new machines have been installed... Read More

Lightning strike causes power outage

Power has gone out in Matamata after a lightning strike. According to the Power Co website it says the power outage has affected 56 properties in the area. This... Read More

Power out following Oropi crash

Power is out to properties in Oropi this afternoon following reports of a crash in the area. According to the Powerco website, 79 properties have been affected... Read More

Homicide inquiry after family harm incident in BOP

Police have opened a homicide inquiry after the death of a 50-year-old woman in Ngakuru, Rotorua. Police were called to a family harm incident at 7.15am on Whirinaki... Read More

Changing lives with a smile in Tauranga

A programme developed in Scotland is making a positive impact among young students at The Martial Arts Academy in Tauranga and Papamoa. The course run by Academy... Read More

Is it a women’s choice?

It is New Zealand's fifth-largest city, yet Tauranga is the only one where women are deprived of easy access to safe, surgical abortion services. Now, abortion... Read More

Tales behind every tattoo at body ink festival

The most tattooed person in the world was among the star attractions at the New Zealand Tattoo and Arts Festival in New Plymouth over the weekend. Auckland-born... Read More

Musical smorgasbord in Tauranga

Tauranga Musical Theatre's latest production is a cheery and delightful night out, full of many of the theatre's past, and some future, favourite show classics.... Read More

World titles, medals and multiple records for NZ

The two New Zealand teams have both finished on the podium with over 60 medals at the Lifesaving World Championships (LWC), with the Junior Black Fins becoming... Read More