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MG Mystics overpower Avis Magic 64-52

Defending champions the MG Mystics are putting all teams on notice after producing a decisive second half to open the 2024 ANZ Premiership with an impressive... Read More

Powerball player wins $30.16 million

A lucky Powerball player from Carterton will be celebrating a life-changing win after winning $30.16 million with Powerball First Division in Saturday night's... Read More

One man’s trash is another’s treasure

The first month of a resource recovery trial in Katikati has seen more than eight tonnes of reusable items dropped off by the local community. Despite this, organisers... Read More

Tauranga Shakespeare Festival returns

Thanks to CRAFT Management Charitable Trust, the Tauranga Shakespeare Festival returns on Sunday, April 21 at The Historic Village. The Historic Village will... Read More

Car crashes into fence in Katikati

A car has crashed into a fence in Katikati following a medical episode. Police say they received a report of a car going into a fence on Fairview Road about... Read More

Discover Waihī Beach's inaugural Autumn market

Celebrate the season at Waihī Beach's Inaugural Autumn Market. Join us from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm on April 27 at the Waihī Beach Saturday Farmer's Market,... Read More

$3million for building a Katikati Abbeyfield House

The development of a new shared housing facility for older people in Katikati is close to becoming a reality, with most of the funding needed for it now secured. The... Read More

Arrest made after teenager targeted and run over

Waikato Police have arrested a 28-year-old man after a serious incident in which a 15-year-old was run over by a car multiple times. The boy was walking on... Read More

BOP state highway works for April

Petrolheads will be converging on Taupō between April 19 and 21 for the New Zealand round of the V8 Supercars Championship. Taking place for the first time... Read More

Bridge traffic build up after vehicle loses wheel

Update, 12.23pm: All traffic lanes on Te Awanui Drive over the Tauranga Harbour Bridge are reported to be open again following an earlier vehicle breakdown. Tauranga... Read More

Growing kai with empathy and love

Pāpāmoa's landscape is blooming with hope and community spirit following the unveiling of the newly created organic, recyclable ‘Koiri Garden', a collaborative... Read More

A celebration of faith and community

There's anticipation ahead of the inaugural Vaisakhi parade to be hosted by the Sikh temple at Pyes Pa. The temple, named Gurudwara Kalgidhar Sahib Tauranga,... Read More