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Drifting championships rev up in BOP

The 2019 D1NZ Drifting Championship begins this weekend in Tauranga at Trustpower Baypark Stadium, where more than 60 of New Zealand's best teams and drivers are... Read More

Little critter mauling Mount beach goers

As temperatures reach sweltering levels in the Bay of Plenty, more and more people are heading to the beaches to cool down. But there is one little critter hiding... Read More

Housing, petrol prices blamed for income shortfall

High house prices and more expensive petrol and dairy products could be why some people feel like their wages don't meet the cost of living, says an economist. The... Read More

Thieves target Waikato showhomes

TV's, furniture and other items seem to be on the shopping list of thieves who have targeted three showhomes. Waikato Police are investigating the burglaries,... Read More

SPCA criticised over article supporting 1080 ban

The SPCA has come under fire for saying it wants a ban on the use of 1080 poison. In an article published on its website, the animal rights group said "humane... Read More

Volunteers needed for community patrol

With the expansion of the Bayfair Shopping Centre, the shopping mall's Police Information Centre are needing to find more volunteers to help cover the shifts and... Read More

Achieving study aspirations

An upcoming information day at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology is set to help people in the community to achieve their New Year aspirations. As the largest... Read More

Sterling BOPCA games earn player awards

A stunning Baywide Twenty 20 batting performance and an unbeaten representative tournament record, earned the October and December Bay of Plenty Cricket Player/s... Read More

Track preparations underway for D1NZ

Diggers are at Baypark Stadium preparing for the D1NZ National Drifting Championships this weekend. Thousands of people are expected to gather for Round One... Read More

Toto arrives in NZ ahead of Tauranga show

It took three years to book them and now they are here! Toto arrived in Tauranga this morning ahead of their Mount Maunganui show on January 9. One of the... Read More

Vandals damaged diabetes centre’s sign

A call is being put out to members of the Tauranga community who may have information about a damaged sign. Sometime in the last two weeks, new signage at the... Read More

Entries to photographic comp drawing to a close

With entries set to close at midnight this Thursday it's anyone's guess who will win this year's Trustpower Photographic Exhibition and get their share of the... Read More