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From Whakatane to Arizona, via Waikato

Whakatane girl Devon Seymour is a long way from home. Currently on an exchange programme at Arizona State University as part of her graduate studies at the University... Read More

One vehicle accident in Waihi Beach

Emergency services has been responding to a one vehicle crash on Waihi Beach Road. Police, Ambulance and Fire all attended the crash about 500 meters from Wilsons... Read More

Finalists named for 50th BOP Sports Awards

Local community volunteers and international sport stars are among the near 80 finalists of the 2018 Bay of Plenty Sports Awards hosted by Sport Bay of Plenty. Celebrating... Read More

BOP Police hunt wanted men

Eastern Bay of Plenty Police is turning to the public to help them locate several people. The following men are currently wanted and have warrants out for their... Read More

YouTube experiencing outage world wide

UPDATE 4.02pm: YouTube is back up and running after users around the world reported having issues with the site. More than 2,000 reports were made during the... Read More

BOP offenders hit with combined 40-year sentence

Eastern Bay of Plenty Police are pleased with the prosecution of 23 people following a "violent incident" in Whakatane last year. The investigation, which followed... Read More

Large traffic delays on SH2

UPDATED 2.37PM: A vehicle hitting a barrier on State Highway 2 is being attributed as the cause of major traffic delays this afternoon. Police were called to... Read More

Ross arrives at police station to file complaint

Former National MP Jami-Lee Ross has arrived at Victoria Street Police Station in Wellington to file a complaint against leader Simon Bridges. He told media outside... Read More

Community views sought on Te Puna Village future

Western Bay of Plenty District Council is inviting the community to share their views on the future of the Te Puna Village commercial area. Open days will be... Read More

First three of 109 crosses installed at waterfront

The first three of Tauranga's 109 crosses have been put in place in a dawn ceremony at the waterfront as part of the city's Armistice commemorations. Today's... Read More

DOC to close some Tauranga walking tracks

Some Tauranga walking tracks are among the 21 tracks the Department of Conservation is closing to stop the spread of kauri dieback. An additional 10 tracks will... Read More

State Highway 2 crash victim named

Police have released the name of the man who died following a crash on State Highway 2, near Matata, on Monday. Matata man Nigel Laurence Ihaia died after the... Read More