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New fire truck rolls during delivery to Tauranga

A brand-new Fire and Emergency New Zealand rural pump truck has rolled and seriously injured one person near Matamata on its way to a new home on Thursday morning. Emergency... Read More

Rates increase: WBOPDC adopts annual plan

Key community facilities will get an upgrade thanks to Western Bay's Annual Plan. Western Bay of Plenty District Council's adopted plan, which confirms an... Read More

Fluoridation: Western Bay council denied exemption

The Western Bay of Plenty District Council has failed to get an exemption from the Government's water fluoridation mandate. Mayor James Denyer wrote to Manatū... Read More

Collaboration required for huge aquaculture prize

The need for collaboration for Bay of Plenty aquaculture to succeed was a recuring theme at last week's Aquaculture Summit at Te Mānuka Tūtahi Marae in Whakatāne. Over... Read More

IYSFF NZ Nationals submissions closing soon

Calling all aspiring young Kiwi filmmakers - the submission deadline for the International Youth Silent Film Festival New Zealand Nationals 2023 is fast approaching,... Read More

Resource Wise winners announced

The successful applicants of this year's Resource Wise Community Fund, who each receive a share of $100,000, have been announced. Six projects were awarded... Read More

New Tauranga tactile dots "slip-resistant"

Tauranga City Council is installing precast, slip-resistant concrete tactile pavers along Cameron Road from Harington Street to 17th Avenue as part of the requirement... Read More

Kiwi jailed for involvement in cartel cocaine plot

The New Zealand drug syndicate leader in talks with one of Mexico's most violent and feared cartels to smuggle 200kg of cocaine through the Port of Tauranga has... Read More

Higher and drier - the cost of raising homes

New research shows that in some cases, lifting houses may be a cost-effective way to reduce intermittent flooding risk. Construction cost experts WT Partnership... Read More

More rockfall from Cathedral Cove's famous arch

More rocks and debris have fallen from Cathedral Cove's famous arch, re-emphasising the risk to visitors at the beach. DOC Coromandel operations manager... Read More

Library attack: Mayor calls for more police

Rotorua's mayor says the city is in desperate need of extra police and has renewed her call for reinforcements after a girl was attacked outside the library. It's... Read More

National Party unveils its tax plan

National plans to introduce new taxes on foreign property buyers, offshore online gambling and immigration levies to pay for its tax cuts. It would also reinstate... Read More