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Northern Hemisphere harvest underway for Zespri

The harvest of Zespri Kiwifruit from Northern Hemisphere orchards is well underway, with total volumes expected to reach more than 19 million trays this season.... Read More

Truck and car crash near Te Puna

UPDATE 4.57: A car and a truck have collided on SH2, between Taniwha Place and Wairoa Road in Te Puna. Police recieved reports of the nose-to-tail crash at around... Read More

Pukehina Surf Club clears final hurdle

Pukehina Surf Lifesaving Club members are elated that a pipedream to build a new clubhouse is to be a reality. Western Bay of Plenty District Council has approved... Read More

Tauranga Airport parking fees to increase

Tauranga Airport parking fees will be changing from December 1. 'We will need to increase the amount of parking we have available at the airport to accommodate... Read More

’Excessive force’ used to catch woman in Paeroa

Police officers used excessive force when they used a dog to catch a woman who had been a passenger in a stolen car, the the Independent Police Conduct Authority... Read More

SH29A road closures - detours to be in place

State Highway 29A, between the Baypark and Te Maunga roundabouts, will be closed next weekend from 9pm Friday, 9 November to 4am Monday, 12 November. The closure... Read More

One arrested in alleged Katikati robbery

One person has been arrested following an alleged robbery attempt near Katikati. A police media spokesperson says the incident attended the incident on Main Road... Read More

Soul legend coming to town

'That's what friends are for.” It's a song that Dionne Warwick had a hit with alongside fellow musicians Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder in... Read More

Kiwi Blue team wows Katikati students

Katikati College students have paid witness to a special display from a New Zealand Defence Force parachute display team. The five-member Kiwi Blue team, has... Read More

New plans for State Highway 2

Updated plans to improve the safety of State Highway 2 between Waihi and Tauranga have been announced, with some projects going ahead immediately and others on... Read More

Police name Tokoroa crash victims

Police can now release the names of the two people who died following the crash on SH1 at Ohakuri, south of Tokoroa on Monday. They were 22-year-old Bikramjit... Read More

Man critically injured following police chase

A man in his 20s is in Waikato Hospital in critical condition after crashing while fleeing Police in Rotorua. Around 10.50pm, Police attempted to stop the vehicle... Read More