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Calls to plan ahead for BoP roadworks

Motorists across Tauranga and the Western Bay of Plenty are being urged to plan ahead as a series of roadworks - some delayed by bad weather - are set to impact... Read More

Strawberry season delivers bumper crop

New Zealand growers are reporting a strong strawberry crop this year, thanks to favourable growing conditions. Dr Carolyn Lister, principal scientist and... Read More

Theft: Kmart Rotorua introduces 50c trolley bond

Shoppers at Rotorua's Kmart are among the first in the country to be charged a 50c bond to use trolleys. The move, which mirrors Australian Kmart outlets,... Read More

Microsoft outage disrupts Air NZ, police websites

Multiple websites are down or not working properly this morning, including for Air New Zealand, police and Customs, and some ANZ customers say the bank's... Read More

New recruitment campaign starring retired cops

New Zealand Police is launching its next big recruitment campaign targeting people who may not realise they are what the agency is looking for - and they've... Read More

Council to spend $1.49m to stop landfill leak

Stopping leachate from an old dump site entering a Tauranga stream will cost the council nearly $1.5m to fix. Tauranga City Council must carry out infrastructure... Read More

Tauranga Lotto tickets hit big prizes

A winning First Division ticket has been sold in Tauranga, capping off a successful night for Bay of Plenty Lotto players. Four players from Whangārei, Auckland... Read More

KidsCan launches 24-hour handball challenge

Bay of Plenty content creator Jordan Watson - known for his How to Dad parenting videos will be taking part in a non-stop 24-hour handball-a-thon at Eden Park... Read More

Kiwi competes to be best heavy diesel tech

Boats, excavators, bulldozers - Tauranga's Brenton Page spends his days servicing all manner of big machines working for Caterpillar dealership Terra Cat. Now... Read More

Te Puke homicide: Two men arrested

Two people have been charged in relation to the death of Tristan Oakes in Te Puke. The 29-year-old was found critically injured from a gunshot wound at his... Read More

Fighting the surge in child abuse content

There's one question that Simon Peterson, who leads the Child Exploitation Operations Team (COET), gets asked more than any other. 'How do you do it?” He... Read More

Skipper fined for boat collision near Mount

A Tauranga father says his family lost their 'happy place” after a beautiful Sunday afternoon on their boat turned into a traumatic memory that... Read More