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Senior drivers refresh and get road ready!

Brush up on your driving knowledge and get behind the wheel with newfound confidence the next time you take to the road. The Staying Safe refresher course... Read More

SH26, Thames Road closed due to serious crash

Emergency services are at the scene of a serious two-vehicle collision on State Highway 26, Thames Road, Paeroa. Police were notified of the crash between... Read More

Maka, basketball and her boys

Yes, there were tears. They cried and she cried. 'And I'm not a crier.” It was the last night of Tauranga Intermediate School's two-week boys' basketball... Read More

Project K kids dive on in

Western Bay of Plenty youth have been able to learn a skill to explore the depths of the underwater world thanks to the generosity of strangers from their own... Read More

Motorcyclist dies following crash on SH30, Awakeri

Update, 7.45pm: Police can now advise that a motorcyclist has died following a crash on State Highway 30 near the intersection with Luxton Road, Awakeri. The... Read More

Motorcyclist seriously injured in Te Puke crash

Emergency services are at the scene of a serious crash near Te Puke. Police were advised of a crash involving a car and a motorbike on Te Puke Highway at... Read More

New 'NO DOGS' signs for Mount Maunganui

Have you spotted the new 'NO DOGS' stickers at Pilot Bay and Main Mount Beach? There are only 2,500 New Zealand dotterel left in the country, and... Read More

Are our most vulnerable being ignored?

IHC New Zealand is dismayed that a new Government report, billed as a 'nationwide picture of the population's health,” ignores the 47,000 people with intellectual... Read More

How well did you sleep on World Sleep Day?

In case you didn't know, Friday was World Sleep Day, and Sealy NZ is once again ‘lifting the covers' on how Kiwis are sleeping, New research is revealing... Read More

Thames shoreline protection work starts

Work on design concepts for the protection of Thames is now underway, following project work indicating that $1billion in assets are at risk over the long-term... Read More

Something precious for the Chiefs rugby tonight

There's nothing better than two games of Chiefs footy back to back, say the Chiefs Rugby Club, which has a festival of rugby on tonight, featuring an epic... Read More

Two single-vehicle crashes within half an hour

Emergency services are responding to two single-vehicle crashes within half an hour of each other in Western Bay of Plenty on Saturday morning. Police were... Read More