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Cordons still in place after Papamoa stabbing

Cordons are still in place in Papamoa after a man was allegedly stabbed to death. Police were called to the private address on Harding Drive around 8.30am on... Read More

They’re off and it’s all on

A selection of stalls featuring food, music and entertainment is set to vamp up Waihi's CBD in October with the return of GO Waihi's annual Trolley Derby and Market... Read More

Council takes up Kiwi Camp offer for campers

Western Bay of Plenty District Council has accepted a $200,000 grant from Central Government to trial a KiwiCamp facility in Waihi Beach this summer to help manage... Read More

Little pink boots to fill

Who says money doesn't grow on trees? They might be empty just now, but the Breast Cancer Support Service Tauranga Trust hopes these pink gumboots will be filled... Read More

Bay Conservation Alliance launches

Bay Conservation Alliance launched on Friday September 21 2018, as part of National Conservation Week and with the support of Conservation Minister Hon. Eugenie... Read More

Paengaroa kids abuzz over beeswax wraps

Students from Paengaroa School marked Bee Aware Month by making sustainable beeswax wraps using beeswax from locally-owned hives. On September 12, representatives... Read More

Growing a rep rugby league team

Rugby league in Tauranga has emerged from the representative wilderness. It happened at a beautiful but remote Corbett Park footie ground at Oakura, 15 minutes... Read More

River improvement targets exceeded

More than 136 kilometres of Bay of Plenty waterway margins have been protected from stock access in the past year through riparian management partnerships between... Read More

What’s On: Warm sunshine and scavenger hunts

Good Morning SunLive readers and welcome back to a fine sunny Sunday. There is going to be lots of sunshine today so make use of that time out in the garden,... Read More

Kelliher works to hit Whakatane Gallery

Whakatāne will witness a collection of prizewinning New Zealand landscape paintings from the Kelliher Art Trust collection, when a three-stop gallery tour lands... Read More

What is the fuss about gaming?

Concerns over the addictive nature of online gaming and its effects will be addressed by a national expert at a free event in Tauranga. Psychotherapist, and New... Read More

Temporary partial closure for Mauao base track

The Mauao base track will be partially closed next week for the removal of pest vegetation. The work will begin Monday 24 September and, weather permitting,... Read More