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Search continues for missing hiker at Tongariro

The search has continued for a 53-year-old man who has been reported as missing on Mount Tongariro. The man was one of four men part of a hike of the Tongariro... Read More

Cairo George achieves second round KO victory

Cairo George (16-1-0, 9KOs) put on a showcase performance this past Saturday night at the exclusive Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore. The 28-year-old was too... Read More

Peanuts, heaven and the weather

In the weather forecast today we are expecting rain to clear in the morning and the weather to become fine. Also westerlies dying out. It's a one-clothing layer... Read More

Police continue hunt for wanted man

Police are continuing to look for a man who was the subject of armed police cordons in Mount Maunganui. Numerous police officers were seen with rifles at several... Read More

BOP highway closure reminder

Motorists are being reminded of a road closure which sees a major highway in the Bay of Plenty closed for several nights. A section of State Highway 36/Tauranga... Read More

House price expectation high in Tauranga

Tauranga/Mount Maunganui has one of the highest expectations of house price growth in the country, following behind Queenstown and alongside Wellington. The prediction... Read More

NZ would be a ’hell hole’ without values - Peters

There are countless examples of people not respecting NZ values, says New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters. NZ First passed a remit to introduce a Respecting... Read More

New roller rink caters for the community

Get your wheels rolling these school holidays at the newest skating rink on the block. Skatescool Tauranga's new venue, which opened on Saturday, aims to offer... Read More

Admissions open for BayTrust’s Dillon Scholarship

Bay of plenty students who have a significant physical or intellectual disability can now apply for their share of the BayTrust's $100,000 Dillon Scholarship fund... Read More

Lane blocked following Tauriko accident

One lane is partially blocked after a bus and car collided in Tauriko. Police were called to the crash around 5.35pm, on State Highway 29A just after the Tauriko... Read More

Celebrating in style

Tauranga Boys' College will be celebrating its 60th anniversary this Labour Weekend with a jubilee event and a reunion. Events will take place throughout Labour... Read More

Melville homicide: vehicle sightings sought

Police investigating the homicide of Robert Nelson are appealing for help from the public for sightings of a vehicle and driver. Robert was killed in Melville... Read More