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One confirmed dead in fiery crash

One person is dead following a fiery crash on State Highway 1, north of Atiamuri. Emergency services were called to the scene of the crash, near the Bull Ring... Read More

Fraud on the rise: customers on track to lose $70m

New Zealand customers are losing almost 15 per cent more to scammers than they did last year. Provisional data from the country's banks suggests customers are... Read More

Inquiry into Haumaha appointment

An inquiry into the government's appointment of the deputy police commissioner has found the process was "adequate and fit for purpose''. The report... Read More

Calls for Pride boycott over uniform ban

Calls have been made to boycott next year's Auckland Pride Parade over a ban on police wearing their uniforms while taking part. The ban is splitting the... Read More

Lime Scooters recall a model worldwide

The electric scooter company Lime, which has taken the country by storm, has decided to immediately remove one of the company's brands from every city across the... Read More

Technology focus of Tauranga Business Awards

This year's Tauranga Business Awards had a strong focus on technology, particularly in the Kiwifruit sector. Tauranga Chamber of Commerce CEO Stan Gregec is delighted... Read More

Bay’s Carter gets job done for ND again

Bay of Plenty's Joe Carter has helped bring it home again for Northern Districts in cricket's Ford Trophy one day competition. Three days after playing a key... Read More

Investigation into triple-fatal crash ongoing

Inquiries are ongoing into the fatal crash which killed three people on Mangaharakeke Road in Hamilton just after midnight on Sunday. The man driving of the Holden... Read More

Ministry urges teachers to settle contract

The Ministry of Education is encouraging primary teachers and principals to carefully consider the offer made last Thursday to reach settlement or to return to... Read More

Papamoa Primary mural is all about the history

Papamoa Primary School got a special treat today, as Graham Hoete, aka Mr G, paid the school a visit to start work on a mural. Mr G was approached by Kahurangi... Read More

Local bodies join in Armistice Day celebrations

Sea, sky and land came to life yesterday in commemoration of the centenary of the armistice. Bay of Plenty Regional Council represented the sea - anchoring... Read More

Tauranga girl remembers mum through bauble

Two years ago, 11-year-old Myesha Wilson's life story changed forever when her mother Kat died from cancer at the Waipuna Hospice in Tauranga. In an art workshop... Read More