07:12am Mon 01 Oct, 2018
A 24-year-old man is due to appear in Tauranga District Court today after trying to give the police the slip. At about 12.30pm on Sunday, police located a man... Read More
06:48am Mon 01 Oct, 2018
Today is the first day of what is being described a new era in kerbside collection services for Tauranga with the first ever, rates-funded glass collections... Read More
06:45am Mon 01 Oct, 2018
A Bay of Plenty company is doing its part to help more students through tertiary education. AVOCO has announced a new scholarship available for tertiary students... Read More
04:00pm Sun 30 Sep, 2018
Without flourish or flavor - a book simply titled ‘Oropi - the 100 years following confiscation of the land'. The title belies the richness and the treats... Read More
03:05pm Sun 30 Sep, 2018
I was driving along The Mall in Pilot Bay when I noticed Richard Bates donning his bright orange helmet. I stopped to say hi, finding him getting ready to head... Read More
02:12pm Sun 30 Sep, 2018
Shoppers won't find plastic straws in Countdown stores from October 1 - they'll be off the shelves. Countdown is removing them from all stores and replacing... Read More
01:27pm Sun 30 Sep, 2018
A male has been arrested after a police unit recognised a wanted male on 11th Ave. Sergeant Ben Gallagher says the police officers got out to speak to the male... Read More
01:00pm Sun 30 Sep, 2018
Police are continuing to investigate the crash that happened in Rotorua last night. A motorcyclist is in a serious condition after hitting a bridge in Hamurana.... Read More
12:00pm Sun 30 Sep, 2018
Tauranga city centre is transforming into a vibrant and busy central hub. There is lots of development planned and underway to make the city centre ‘fit... Read More
11:30am Sun 30 Sep, 2018
The Maketu Coastguard officially has a new rescue boat. The boat named ‘Kohinui' had dozens of people attending the launching ceremony at 10am this morning,... Read More
11:00am Sun 30 Sep, 2018
Touches conspired against New Zealand's top kayakers on the penultimate day of the canoe slalom world championships in Brazil overnight. Tauranga's Luuka... Read More
10:30am Sun 30 Sep, 2018
Tauranga based insurance broking business O'Connor Warren, has been named as finalists in two categories at the upcoming 2018 NZ Insurance industry awards. The... Read More