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Navy divers join forces at Port of Tauranga

A team of Royal New Zealand Navy divers has scoured the hulls of two ships berthed at the Port of Tauranga, following intelligence reports they may have been... Read More

Election 2023 updates for September 13

National leader Christopher Luxon has been on walkabout Papatoetoe this morning, Chris Hipkins announced Labour's health pledge at Otago Medical School and... Read More

Smishing scams cost New Zealanders $4.2m

Fraudsters stole just over $4.2 million from New Zealanders between April and June, with text message scams on the rise. New Zealand's Computer Emergency... Read More

Tauranga to launch Māori local curriculum

More than 1700 early childhood, primary and secondary school teachers will gather at Mercury BayPark on Monday for the launch of the new Māori local curriculum. The... Read More

Pāpāmoa residents concerned over asphalt pathway

Pāpāmoa residents are expressing concern as a new 3km shared pathway, made of asphalt, nears completion. This ambitious project, aimed at improving connectivity... Read More

Container terminal still on track

The likelihood of the Kawerau container terminal being built was called into question at a political event on Friday, but Sequal executive director David Turner... Read More

SH2 Paeroa to Waihi closes after serious crash

State Highway 2 is closed due between Paeroa and Waihi due to a serious crash. A Waka Kotahi spokesperson says the closure is between Normanby Road and Dean Crescent.... Read More

Tauranga to celebrate STEM Festival

Science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM for short, is happening all around us, all the time, without most people ever realising. Young... Read More

Scrub fire near SH2 Matata

Fire and Emergency services are at the scene of a scrub fire on State Highway 2, Matata. Northern Fire and Emergency communications shift manager Josh Pennefather... Read More

'Party vote Ken': ACT election sign vandalised

Is he really just Ken, or is he David Seymour? Tauranga motorists are speaking out about a mysterious Barbie inspired election sign spotted on Cambridge Road... Read More

Roadwork season underway in BOP

Roadworks season is coming in hot for the Bay of Plenty, with major road rebuilding getting underway this week in Rotorua. This will be followed by work... Read More

Dragon boating season kicks off

Dragon boating season is officially underway, and the Salt Dragons Club is hoping for more aspiring rowers to join the team. The sport, originating from China,... Read More