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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

Fine day with light southerlies

In today's weather we are expecting a fine day with light southerlies. It's a three-clothing and one-windproof layer day today with a high of 15 and an... Read More

Drink-drive conviction overturned due to poo

A man has had his drink-driving charge overturned after the police repeatedly refused to let him go to the toilet and he soiled himself. The man was fined $800... Read More

Nurses begin voting on latest offer by DHBs

Nurses begin voting today on District Health Boards' latest pay offer amid last-ditch efforts to avoid a nationwide nursing strike. Last Friday the nurses... Read More

Murder accused remanded in custody

A man accused of murdering a two-year-old girl in the Bay of Plenty has been granted interim name suppression. The 32-year-old man was charged with murder following... Read More

Burning the candle at both ends?

Her body spoke louder than she did. Each arm movement felt like a heavy sack of potatoes and each step felt like walking with lead boots. It was a near paralytic... Read More