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Phone scammers impersonating police

A phone scam is trending in the community where a scammer is pretending to be a police officer to take advantage of people, particularly vulnerable and older... Read More

Ex-Tauranga commissioner voice at Oceana Gold

Former Tauranga commissioner Shadrach Rolleston has landed a new role with the Hauraki District Council as it weighs up an application by Oceana Gold to rezone... Read More

Tougher freedom camping rules for holiday spots

Freedom campers potentially face more restrictions in the Eastern Bay of Plenty as two local councils look to clamp down on over night stays in some areas. Whakatāne... Read More

New Tauranga Council, mayor kicks off its term

The new Tauranga City Council will hold its inaugural meeting this afternoon with a swearing in ceremony where new mayor Mahé Drysdale will choose his... Read More

Fifty-eight new cops graduate

New Zealand Police welcomed 58 new officers today as wing 376 celebrated their graduation in front of whānau and friends and proud patron, One News television... Read More

DOC appeals for leads on gull deaths at Pukehina

DOC staff are appealing for information after 21 protected red-billed gulls were killed by a driver who allegedly drove their vehicle through the birds' colony... Read More

NZTA App now available in app stores

The New Zealand Transport Agency App is now available for everyone to use, following successful public Beta testing from May through to July. 'The NZTA App... Read More

Protest against violence in Bangladesh

More than 300 Bay of Plenty families from Bangladesh are in pain as they watch their families face violence from police and government authorities in their home... Read More

Clear skies and frosty starts expected for most

After a wet and wild start to the week, calmer conditions are being forecast for most as we reach the weekend. A ridge of high pressure is set to build over... Read More

"Abysmal" SH29 under significant scrutiny

A Kaimai resident who describes State Highway 29 as "abysmal" is taking his frustrations to Members of Parliament and Western Bay of Plenty councillors following... Read More

Microsoft services go offline for thousands in NZ

Microsoft says it is still looking into the cause of an outage that affected New Zealand customers on Thursday. Products such as Outlook, Azure cloud computing... Read More

Positive impact of evening exercise on sleep

Exercise New Zealand says new research is highlighting the positive impact of evening exercise on the quality of sleep. "There is a growing awareness for... Read More