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Tauranga great white shark sighting sparks caution

The Department of Conservation - DOC - are advising caution following the sighting of great white sharks in the Tauranga Harbour recently. DOC marine technical... Read More

Nine drownings so far 2021

Summer is the perfect time to get away with the family to the beach or the lake, but ACC is urging all Kiwis to take care around the water this weekend. Data... Read More

Turtle traps set up at Coromandel beach

Waikato Regional Council is having to set up turtle traps as ponds at a Coromandel beach have become inundated with the animals. Biosecurity Officer Andrew McConnell... Read More

New research into domestic Kiwi tourists

New research into what Kiwis want from tourism and domestic holidays has been released to help the industry adjust to the impact of COVID19 on borders and international... Read More

Crafty Kelly expecting tough competition

Claudia Kelly is fit and firing and has put in some intense study on Mount Maunganui's Main Beach but she'll still cast a wary eye over her shoulder during... Read More

Maori ward proposal to go to referendum

Electoral officer Warwick Lampp has confirmed that the proposed introduction of a Maori ward at Tauranga City Council will go to a referendum. This comes after... Read More

Community interest sought for Omokoroa pavilion

Western Bay of Plenty District Council is seeking interest from the Omokoroa community for groups that may wish to use the old pavilion when it is relocated on the... Read More

Held hostage by cryptocurrency scammers

A Tauranga man thought he had turned $3000 into $31,000 in just weeks through cryptocurrency, but he now knows he'll never see a cent of it. Bruce Harding believes... Read More

Tensions high at Maori ward petition meeting

Emotion ran high at a public meeting discussing the implementation of Maori wards in Tauranga this afternoon, with opposing views on racism and approaches that... Read More

Remembering NZ’s deadliest natural disaster

"These wretched peacocks squawked: ‘help, help, help' and you froze in your bed and waited to feel a quake.” Joy Macgregor is describing one of the... Read More

No new community cases of COVID-19

There have been no new community cases of COVID-19 reported in New Zealand today, but there are two more possible cases at the Pullman Hotel. COVID-19 Response... Read More

Historical COVID-19 case at Port of Tauranga

A crew member on a ship berthed at the Port of Tauranga has tested positive for COVID-19 A crew member on board the Pan Gloris returned a weak positive result... Read More