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Plastic free café to open in Welcome Bay

The Welcome Bay Community Centre is planning to open what could be the country's first plastic free café, that will provide jobs and training for young... Read More

Road deaths add up in Waikato and Bay of Plenty

The year has barely begun, but the number of deaths on Waikato and Bay of Plenty roads is looking as bleak - if not bleaker - than last year, following four fatal... Read More

Missing chihuahua found 17 days after crash

After 17 days of non-stop searching, Bubbles the Chihuahua has been found. Over two weeks ago Bubbles was involved in a serious head-on collision at the intersection... Read More

Will 2019 be the Doggies’ year?

When they win, they sing. 'The Dogs are having a party,” the anthem goes. 'We play hard, we play fast. Ain't no way we're coming last.” The Dogs... Read More

Chess enthusiasts heading to Mount for tournament

Chess players are brushing up on their strategy for a show down in Mount Maunganui this month. It's the one-day annual national level tournament held by the Mount... Read More

High temps and rain to cause danger on the roads

The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) is warning drivers to take extra care on roads around the Waikato and Bay of Plenty regions over the next week. Roads... Read More

Serious charges for excess and undersized paua

Ministry for Primary Industries' fishery officers have had a busy summer in the Coromandel region with a number of patrols leading to the apprehension of several... Read More

Project Martha ready to start in Waihi

No appeals have been received by Hauraki District Council following the late December notification that OceanaGold's application for an underground mine below... Read More

Tauranga woman charged after leaving baby in car

A Tauranga woman has been charged after leaving a baby in a car. The baby was left unattended in a vehicle on Gravatt Road, Papamoa Beach on January 31, says... Read More

Waitangi Day - Colder than normal for many

For many New Zealanders in the east this Waitangi Day will be colder than normal with temperatures down several degrees in some places thanks to a southerly change... Read More

Tauranga small businesses fear mounting costs

Tauranga small businesses say they are being bogged down by mounting compliance costs and if the recommendations of the Fair Pay Agreement report is implemented,... Read More

Two exhibitions celebrating Māori art

There are two exciting exhibitions running concurrently at Tauranga's Historic Village. Both will be features of the festival of He Iwi Kotahi 'Sea and Village”... Read More