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BOP visitor economy strategy sets scene for future

Bay of Plenty's rapidly growing tourism industry is set to benefit with the implementation of a new regional visitor economy strategy. The Bay of Connections... Read More

Mothers fit for business

Tauranga women are some of the first to have graduated from a new programme run by Te Tuinga Whanau. Whare 4 Whanau Warrant of Fitness, a 12-week programme, is... Read More

Taupo teenager tops navy class

A Taupo teenager has topped his class in the latest batch of sailors to graduate into the Royal New Zealand Navy. Ordinary Diver Dylan Macdonald, 18, stepped... Read More

Solo mum’s loans were not income - High Court

A solo mother of two has won her seven-year fight against the Ministry of Social Development, which unlawfully tried to argue bank loans and credit cards constituted... Read More

3D mural commissioned for Downtown Tauranga

A large-scale 3D interactive mural will soon be created in the Pop-Up Park installation in Devonport Road as part of a city centre placemaking initiative to create... Read More

Local footballers lead the premiership way

Contrasting scorelines were the order of the day in Saturday's latest Loaded WaiBOP Premiership round. Tauranga Boys' College, Waikato Unicol and Melville United... Read More

93-year-old fighter pilot takes to the skies again

Memories came flying back for World War II fighter pilot Bryan Cox when he took to the skies above South Canterbury in the same Tiger Moth plane he last flew 75... Read More

Going plastic-freeish in July

Going plastic-free is a wonderful idea, but many will feel it's a bit of an unachievable goal. That's why Plastic Freeish July is an easier way to ease into... Read More

Women land record-breaking tuna

Two keen Kiwi fisher-women landed a record-breaking 99.1kg southern bluefin tuna on Thursday 28 June, at Waihau Bay on New Zealand's East Cape. The fish... Read More

Whaea Jan celebrates Book Week in Merivale

For just a few minutes she wasn't Tauranga Labour MP Jan Tinetti. She was Whaea Jan again, singing and dancing with the students at Merivale School and receiving... Read More

Palm trees cut down to make way for green space

The well-known palm trees in the Phoenix carpark are being cut down this morning in preparation for the new urban green space development. Tauranga City Council... Read More

Police investigate suspicious death

Police are investigating the suspicious death of a 48-year-old Huntly man who was found dead in his home on Saturday afternoon. A scene examination has been completed... Read More