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Pilot Bay sand to be replenished ahead of summer

Ahead of a long, hot summer for Mount Maunganui beaches, sand will be replenished at Pilot Bay starting next week. Also known as beach renourishment, sand... Read More

Restoring land to mana whenua to create new homes

Returning paper roads to a Western Bay of Plenty marae is 'partially undoing a significant wrong”. Four paper roads owned by the Western Bay of... Read More

MX Fest provides a successful starting platform

The motocross season-opening MX Fest at Taupo over Labour Weekend has proved to be the ideal hit out for the Altherm JCR Yamaha team, with its riders either... Read More

Trust strives to allow Tauranga youth to thrive

For tamariki/children and rangatahi/youth, life should be fun, filled with laughter, playing and learning. Unfortunately, without positive role models and... Read More

Tauranga battle dancers called to the dance floor

Tauranga Arts Festival is calling all street dance lovers of the Bay of Plenty to team up with Aotearoa's hottest hip-hop and street dance collective and... Read More

NZ weather: Thousands lose power, truck blows over

Heavy rain, severe gale northwesterlies, and snow are sweeping through parts of central and southern New Zealand, with more warnings expected in the coming days. MetService... Read More

Fears paid parking will kill Mount holiday hotspot

A council plan to introduce paid parking in New Zealand's most popular beach town has been lashed with fierce opposition from businesses and residents. A... Read More

Bayfair crash: Vehicle rolls blocking lane

Reports are coming in of a crash on the Bayfair flyover. Tauranga City Council says there has been a crash on the new Te Maunga Underpass. "The eastbound... Read More

Lights on at Bayfair roundabout

It's a green light for the Bayfair roundabout - with new lanes and new traffic lights signalling a smoother flow of traffic through the area. Jo Wilton,... Read More

City transformation: Strand car park to close

Work is about to begin at the northern end of the waterfront in the city centre to improve access to Tauranga Harbour. This transformational project will... Read More

TC Lola: Houses destroyed, communications down

Houses on Vanuatu's Pentecost Island have been destroyed in Tropical Cyclone Lola and roads blocked by fallen trees, a resident says. Temae Baeri, who... Read More

New boats strengthens navy's capability

The Royal New Zealand Navy has added new high-speed craft to its fleet which will allow it to deliver divers, troops and mine counter measures on military operations... Read More