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Lochlainn smashes PB to make Junior Pan Pacs final

Tauranga's Lochlainn O'Connor has had a strong start to the Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Champs in Fiji, smashing his personal best to make the final of his specialist... Read More

Tackling the mother of all adventures

Stolen passports and getting stuck on a ferry in the middle of the Caspian Sea for three days has failed to deter two Tauranga men from their mission to travel... Read More

Police searching for ’dangerous’ man

Police are on the hunt for a man they describe as being "dangerous" and "actively avoiding detection". Brik Poi Poi has a warrant out for his arrest. Police... Read More

Carrington and Ryan dominate for Kiwi crews

On a jam-packed schedule on day two of the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal all five New Zealand boats successfully advanced... Read More

Number of deaths by suicide increase

The number of deaths by suicide has increased for a fourth year in a row. The Chief Coroner has released the provisional annual figures for the year to June 2018... Read More

OPINION: Tauranga Domain needs urgent overhaul

While the Western Bay continues to grow at a rapid rate, the lack of sporting and cultural facilities is holding the city back. In April this year, Tauranga City... Read More

Frustrations in the wake of a growing city

The bus driver is venting in SunMedia front office. To anyone who will listen really. 'Do they have any bloody idea?” He's been manoeuvring his big yellow... Read More

Govt promises more public housing for the BOP

Up to 275 more families in Bay of Plenty will have warm, dry, and secure new homes built over the next four years, as a result of the Government's comprehensive... Read More

Simon Bridges: Police have identified ’leaker’

National Party leader Simon Bridges has confirmed that he received a text from a person claiming they leaked details of MPs' expenses. Bridges was speaking... Read More

Outdated irrigators in front of the courts again

Two companies have been fined for dairy effluent discharges onto land which led to waterways. Both discharges were discovered by Bay of Plenty Regional Council... Read More

National search is on for budding young gardener

Entries for the Yates New Zealand's Budding Young Gardener competition for 2018 are open. A national search is on for young kiwi gardeners, aged 5 - 15 years... Read More

Steam trams and the weather

In today's forecast we are expecting fine spells, with a chance of afternoon showers. Southwesterly developing. It's a three-clothing and one-windproof... Read More