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Plan ahead for road closures and delays

Plan ahead if you are travelling through the Karangahake Gorge and in the Maramarua and Mangatawhiri areas next week. The New Zealand Transport Agency has... Read More

Te Puke man jailed for drugs and firearm offences

A 55-year- old Te Puke man has been sentenced to seven years and six months jail, for the manufacture and supply of methamphetamine and unlawful possession of... Read More

Young BOP growers testing their skills

Eight of the Bay of Plenty's top young growers are being tested to the limit today as they take part in a series of skills events at the Te Puke A&P Show. In... Read More

Beethoven’s Ode to Joy to be sung in te reo Maori

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra is to be part of a unique international project celebrating Beethoven's 250th birthday next year, which will include school... Read More

Boult in top form

Trent Boult was destined to be an international cricketer from a young age. He made national headlines while still at Otumoetai College, winning a schoolboy fast... Read More

NZ no longer the melanoma capital of the world

New Zealand has lost the title as the country with the world's worst rates of invasive melanoma - with recent drops in local incidence now putting it behind Australia.... Read More

What’s on today in Tauranga

Good morning. If you are out and about there's Picnic in the Park until 2pm today in Mount Maunganui. It's at Coronation Park on Maunganui Road. You can also... Read More

Stolen car stuck on Papamoa beach

UPDATE:The Papamoa Community rallied together today to pull out a stolen Ute stuck on Papamoa beach. Police say the owner of the car reported it stolen and it... Read More

Creating his own superhero

He's a young creative and a budding entrepreneur. He's also self-published and soon to be on the shelves. Did we mention that he's also nine-years-old? Young... Read More

New treatment available for hepatitis C

AbbVie New Zealand has announced that Maviret is now available and fully funded by Pharmac, giving New Zealanders living with all major genotypes of hepatitis... Read More

Kid embrace being heart and bike wise

Greerton Village Kindergarten are setting the standard this month. The staff and children have combined bike wise month and healthy heart month to keep themselves... Read More

Free lecture on the Treaty of Waitangi

Following on from the two lectures on the Battle of Gate Pā, the Anglican Parish of Gate Pā are now offering a free lecture on the Treaty of Waitangi. This... Read More