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Stink bug surveillance set up in Tauranga

Biosecurity New Zealand is laying special traps designed specifically to lure brown marmorated stink bugs, in an area in Mount Maunganui, following the detection... Read More

Advance warning of upcoming king tide

Tauranga City Council is asking residents to be aware and take precautions where necessary in anticipation of upcoming king tides between 24 to 31 December 2018... Read More

Pilgrims, Kingston Flyer and the weather

In today's weather forecast we are expecting a fine day but showers are possible from the afternoon. Also westerlies. It's a one-clothing layer day today with... Read More

People rally behind Wally Haumaha

The daughter of beleaguered deputy police commissioner Wally Haumaha has come to his defence in a feisty Rotorua exchange on Facebook. Tayla Haumaha urged commenters... Read More

Speed determines whether you live or die - police

The speed you're travelling at has the biggest impact in a crash as to whether you walk away, or are carried away; whether you live, or whether you die. 'I've... Read More

Offenders use hedge clippers to hold up superette

Police are appealing for the public's help to identify two men following an aggravated robbery in Hamilton earlier this month. The two men, one holding pair of... Read More

MP donates lifejackets to BOP schools

Bay of Plenty National MP Todd Muller has donated 120 lifejackets to local schools in the Bay of Plenty, for use in water safety programmes. The lifejackets... Read More

Hotel could block views of sacred mountain - iwi

Tūwharetoa Limited says an eight storey hotel planned for Taupō would block views of Mt Tauhara and change the future use of its own commercial property in the... Read More

Males accused of assaulting attendant over booze

Police are on the hunt for two men accused of assaulting a store attendant during a liquor store robbery in Hamilton. The assault took place after the two men... Read More

Tauranga marketing agency comes out on top

Tauranga based marketing, communications and design agency, Tuskany Agency has been named as a finalist in the 2018 NZ Direct Marketing Awards for their digital... Read More

Te Puke woman awarded AVOCO scholarship

The daughter of Te Puke avocado growers Greg and Andrina McCulloch, Caitlin McCulloch, is the inaugural recipient of the AVOCO Tertiary Scholarship worth $5,000.... Read More

Mount to host hottest summer shows

With events kicking off in just about every corner of the city, there's never been a better time to stay right here in the Bay of Plenty over the summer holiday... Read More