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Crater lake on Mount Ruapehu is heating up

A scientist says although the crater lake on Mount Ruapēhu is the hottest it's been in two years, there is no greater threat of an eruption. Te Wai ā-moe... Read More

One dead following Tokoroa truck crash

Police can confirm that one person has died following the truck crash on State Highway One in Tokoroa. A second person was taken to Waikato Hospital in a moderate... Read More

Queen a clear favourite for PWYW marathon

Participants in the Pay What You Want Tauranga Half Marathon this Sunday April 14, prefer to party to Freddie Mercury according to the finish line song requests... Read More

One taken to hospital following SH2 crash

UPDATED 5.58PM: One person has been taken to hospital following a crash on State Highway 2, near Katikati. A police spokesperson says the road has been cleared.... Read More

SH1 near Tokoroa closed following truck crash

State Highway 1 near Tokoroa is closed following a two truck crash. Emergency services were called to the scene at 3.55pm to find both lanes blocked. A police... Read More

New hockey league emerges in Tauranga

A new hockey league is establishing in Tauranga for 2019, which will be known as the Tauranga Premier League (TPL). The TPL will see the three men's clubs Otumoetai,... Read More

Man who died in Te Puke cycling accident named

Police have released the name of the cyclist who died following a crash in Te Puke on Tuesday, April 9. He was 66-year-old Dennis Malcolm Hills, of Papamoa. A... Read More

Pedestrian struck by car on Cameron Road

A person has been struck by a car on Cameron Road near 14th Ave this afternoon. A police spokesperson has confirmed a pedestrian was hit by a car. 'This occurred... Read More

Tauranga assault accused granted bail

The 24-year-old man who is accused of assaulting another man on The Strand on Sunday, has been granted bail. Ihaka Stock had his second appearance in the Tauranga... Read More

Te Puke Sawmill suffers after loss of employees

The Te Puke Pukepine Sawmill has lost two employees in just over 12 days. Darel Barton, 49, died on March 28 following a workplace incident, and a 66-year-old... Read More

BOP teens selected for BLAKE programme

Local students Nicholas Jones from Whakatane High School and Charlotte Cameron from Otumoetai College have both been selected from hundreds of applications to... Read More

Te Puke Sports top of the table

Te Puke Sports look to continue their winning ways when they host Rangataua in the fourth round of the Farmlands Co-operative Baywise Championship on Saturday.... Read More