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Rain to come in Eastern Bay

Heavy rain is forecast for the ranges of eastern Bay of Plenty and Gisborne, Taranaki and western Nelson. An active front lying over central New Zealand should... Read More

Two year old died at Lake Sullivan

Police report that a two-year-old boy has died in a potential drowning in Whakatane. Emergency services were alerted to the incident near Sullivan Lake at around... Read More

Police busy on Friday evening

While holidaymakers are out and about enjoying the tail end of summer over the Easter break, Police are kept busy. Responding to calls of help to find lost children,... Read More

Vintage jazz parade kicks off downtown carnival

The Downtown Tauranga Carnival launched on Easter Saturday with thousands of jazz lovers crowding into the Strand to enjoy an afternoon of sun and music. The... Read More

Two medals won in 49er at Genoa World Cup

New Zealand sailors collected two medals last night (NZ time) and have a chance of winning another tonight as the Hempel World Cup Series regatta in Genoa comes... Read More

Bunny runner escapes to church

Snowbelle the runaway bunny has found her forever home - just in time for Easter. After multiple escapes and a marathon 129 days in the care of Tauranga SPCA,... Read More

What‘s on - churches, sunshine and more jazz

Kia ora and welcome to Easter Sunday! We have a fine start to the day, but expecting a few showers from the afternoon, turning to rain overnight. It's a one-clothing... Read More

Easter Sunday picnic at Mt Drury Park

The Easter story will be presented at an Easter Sunday picnic this morning at Mt Drury Park at Mount Maunganui. This year a group of churches along the... Read More

Experiencing Easter with Gaz and Shaz

If you like a bit of Australia flavouring your Easter, then the place to experience Easter is at Bethlehem Baptist. Gaz (Garry) and Shaz (Sharon) find themselves... Read More

Running is bringing a community together

Every Saturday morning at 8am runners, joggers, walkers, families, friends, kids and their dogs get together in Tauranga for a simple yet special event that provides... Read More

Wahine on the Water

Surf lifeguards from around the Bay of Plenty and Coromandel areas made waves at one of the first Wahine on Water Events, held at Whangamata Beach over the weekend... Read More

Primary students get their hands on climate change

Tauranga primary school teachers gathered at the regional House of Science headquarters to discuss and learn about the climate change kit. The new kit will be... Read More