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Green light for Greerton traffic lights

After months of traffic delays due to works in Greerton, the traffic lights near the Chadwick Road roundabout are now live. The lights were due to be switched... Read More

Information sought following Papamoa burglary

Two male offenders are being sought in relation to an aggravated burglary in Papamoa this morning. Detective Sergeant Darryl Brazier says the incident happened... Read More

Three Little Whimzee’s window voted best-dressed

Winner of the Greerton Village Cherry Blossom Window Dressing competition is Three Little Whimzee, a shop located on Chadwick Road. Twenty-three shops in Greerton... Read More

Mount school band cleans up at Bandquest

Revolution Radio, from Mount Maunganui Intermediate in the Bay of Plenty have just earned $3000 worth of gear for their school music department, as winners of... Read More

What’s next for the Tauranga Northern Link?

Will we ever see the four-lane Tauranga Northern Link built between the city and Te Puna? Construction should have been under way next month, says Tauranga MP... Read More

Landlords call for meth testing compensation

Private landlords are calling for some form of compensation after forking out big money on bogus meth tests at their properties. Hundreds of state housing tenants... Read More

Showing your support

The Bay of Plenty is one of the most active boating areas in the country with eight Volunteer Coastguard units to take care of local boaties, including Whitianga,... Read More

Police investigate aggravated burglary in Papamoa

Police are investigating an aggravated burglary at a home on Waterford Park Drive, Papamoa. Two male offenders entered the property, one armed with an axe and... Read More

Mercury’s electric car on display

Mercury has used leading Kiwi ingenuity to change a gas-guzzling 1957 Ford Fairlane - Evie - to plug-in electric, creating a vehicle destined to be a poster-child... Read More

Greenpeace to solarise half a million homes

Greenpeace has unveiled a plan that would see half a million New Zealand homes solarised over the next 10 years with money currently being used to subsidise the... Read More

Hobbits, Stonehenge and the weather

In today's forecast we are expecting a fine start with cloud increasing and a chance of showers from the afternoon. Also light winds. It's a two-clothing... Read More

More GPs on the way for Western Bay

The Western Bay of Plenty is set to get more general practitioners over the next year as the region continues to grow. Additional general practices are expected... Read More