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Papamoa fence crashed into for a second time

A Papamoa mother has been left to clean up the mess once again after a car drove through her fence, damaging her property for the second time in a matter of months. Laura... Read More

Arataki Kindergarten unveil winning mural

Arataki Kindergarten in Mount Maunganui has won the Early Childhood Centre category of Keep New Zealand Beautiful's Wall Worthy Competition for 2018. As part... Read More

Te Whanau Kotahi making a positive change

A Tauranga charitable trust that deals with people with disabilities is heading in a new positive direction. Te Whanau Kotahi is a not for profit charitable trust... Read More

DOC warning about seals

Recent seal sightings at Mount Main Beach has led to Department of Conservation issuing a warning for the public. During the weekend DOC received a number of... Read More

Politicians gain insight on Kiwi Can programme

National MP Nikki Kaye's tour of Tauranga had her visiting different schools with Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller. They talked with teachers and principals about... Read More

Gusty westerlies and showers

In today's forecast we are expecting showers, with a chance of thunderstorms throughout the day. A northeasterly will be turning to a gusty westerly during... Read More

Thunderstorms forecast to rumble across Tauranga

A severe weather watch remains in place for Tauranga this morning, with the MetService forecasting thunderstorms throughout the day. Periods of heavy rain and... Read More

Multiple crashes on SH29

UPDATED 8.05AM: One lane is closed following a crash on SH29A, near Maungatapu. Police were called to the crash, which is near the cross streets of Maungatapu... Read More

Car crashes into bank on SH29

One person sustained moderate injuries in a crash on State Highway 29, near Poike. Emergency services were called to the crash, between Poike Road and Oropi Road... Read More

Bridges: National caucus didn’t leak travel costs

Opposition leader Simon Bridges is standing by his MPs, saying he doesn't believe one of them leaked his travel expenses to media. Simon is defending the... Read More

Earning $150k and still falling behind

Research from the Commission for Financial Capability shows a quarter of those they spoke to were from families with incomes between $100,000 and $150,000, and... Read More

Taupō teens’ fright as sinkhole forms under them

Two teenagers have described how "frightening" it was to see land moving from under them when a large sinkhole formed in Taupō. Jono Park and his mate, Bailey... Read More