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Good Neighbour helping make AIMS great

It takes a lot of tucker to power nearly 15,000 young athletes for a week but luckily Tauranga charity Good Neighbour knows a thing or two about feeding masses. This... Read More

Fifty years on, Bay’s rugby heroes gather

Fifty years after making Bay of Plenty rugby history, the surviving members of the province's 1976 championship-winning team are preparing to come together again... Read More

Meth syndicate: Rotorua man jailed for 17 years

A Rotorua marae trustee who led a secret life as the 'senior manager” for a major methamphetamine syndicate - the man on the ground allegedly tasked... Read More

Waikato farmer tours China's dairy giant

A long-time Waikato organic dairy farmer has seen first-hand the mind-boggling scale of the sector in China. Gavin Fisher, who has run a certified organic... Read More

NeuroFest connects Tauranga families with support

More than 25 organisations will come together in Tauranga this weekend to connect neurodivergent families with support. The event comes as a local charity... Read More

Fine start to AIMS Games before rain returns

Tauranga is set for a largely fine start to the Zespri AIMS Games, but MetService is warning that a change in weather could bring showers and rain as the event... Read More

Rotorua theft sidelines rider for Hampton Downs

A new custom-built Honda race team motorbike has been stolen from a signwriter's workshop in Rotorua, leaving some of the team riders unable to race this weekend. The... Read More

One person injured in Tahawai house fire

A person is in a moderate condition after a house fire in Tahawai, north of Katikati, this afternoon. Emergency services were called to a property on Ongare... Read More

All in the whānau for Tauranga's Fijian link

It's not so much that Israel Lasaqa has big shoes to fill - more like fast feet to follow. The Tauranga Intermediate Year 8 rugby player will make his rugby... Read More

Whakatāne council posts $13.2m after-tax deficit

Whakatāne has recorded an after-tax deficit of $13.169 million over the past financial year. The amount is around $1.8m more than the $11.326m budgeted for... Read More

Old Coach Rd crash sparks safety concerns

A motorcyclist says he was lucky to escape serious injury when his bike suddenly lost traction on loose gravel covering a lane of Old Coach Rd on August 16. Jeremy... Read More

Appeal for footage following fatal Te Puke crash

Police are appealing for dashcam and CCTV footage as they investigate the death of a man struck by multiple vehicles on Te Puke Highway. The man was walking... Read More