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Tauranga's Sam Ruthe breaks two NZ records in LA

Teenage Tauranga middle-distance runner Sam Ruthe is making a habit of rewriting the record books. Ruthe has lowered his own national Under-17 and U18 1500m... Read More

NZ Youth Choir wins Choir of the World

New Zealand Youth Choir has won the top award at an international competition in Wales. The singers, aged between 18 and 25, have been awarded Choir of the... Read More

MetService: Heavy rain watch for Bay of Plenty

MetService has issued a heavy rain watch for Bay of Plenty and the west of the South Island. "Unsettled conditions continue to affect parts of the country, with... Read More

Tauranga-born boxer crowned undisputed world champ

Tauranga-born professional boxer Cherneka Johnson has made history at New York's Madison Square Garden, becoming the first Māori to be crowned an undisputed... Read More

Pair plead not guilty in Paige Johnson case

Two men charged over the alleged hit-and-run death of Rotorua deaf and blind man Paige Johnson have denied a range of charges. Riki Ronald Edward Lum, from... Read More

Huge pile of concrete dumped illegally in WBOP

The Western Bay of Plenty District Council is seeking information about a large pile of illegally dumped concrete at Thompson's Track, near Katikati. It is... Read More

Dine for a cause

People wanting to find a different way to fundraise are being invited to talk to the team at the White House Restaurant in Te Puna Village. Situated up on... Read More

Band celebrates church's 150-year milestone

Billed as New Zealand's 'finest family band” as well as having deep Tauranga roots, The Harmonic Resonators are set to bring their signature sound of soaring... Read More

A space interwoven with culture and identity

When Te Ara Mātauranga, Waihī Beach's new library, service centre and community hub, opened this month, it already had a wairua (spirit) embedded within. That's... Read More

Expo highlights safety and service opportunities

At the end of the month, it's Te Puke's turn to experience Sirens and Services. The local edition of events being run by Western Bay of Plenty Neighbourhood... Read More

'Bl**dy big' kūmura discovered in Ohauiti garden

Life's full of surprises - but none quite as sweet as the giant kūmara unearthed at Carmel Retirement Village in Ohauiti by Ted Schischka. 'I put the spade... Read More

NZ deepens ASEAN ties for security boost

New Zealand is deepening ties with Southeast Asia to boost security and prosperity in an increasingly unstable global climate, Foreign Minister Winston Peters... Read More