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Health school students' creativity on show

A vibrant and imaginative new exhibition at The Incubator Gallery is turning heads - and chairs. All About the Chair, which opened with an enthusiastic crowd... Read More

Community effort boosts wetland restoration in BoP

It was squelchy underfoot - but the sun was out and there was a sense of a good job being done at Saturday's Lawrence Oliver Park community planting. More... Read More

Squash club fundraising to head to nationals

Nine Katikati Squash Club ladies are appealing to the community to get behind their fundraising efforts to get to national championships mid-September in the... Read More

Project progresses with 70-tonne beam installation

A new milestone at the Pāpāmoa East Interchange, connecting Pāpāmoa to the Tauranga Eastern Link Toll Road, will be reached with the installation of the... Read More

Lack of traffic lights irks Merivale community

Residents say it may take someone being seriously injured - or worse - before Tauranga City Council acts on long-standing safety concerns near the Merivale shops... Read More

Musical theatre star nominated for two Zony Awards

Morgan Kitching, the young star of ‘Legally Blonde - The Musical' has been nominated for two prestigious Zony Awards last week. Kitching is nominated... Read More

Speed limit reductions given committee support

Most of the 17 speed limit reductions recommended to Whakatāne District Council have been approved by the council's infrastructure and planning committee. Only... Read More

DOC to restore walking track in Coromandel

Walking access to one of Coromandel's most picturesque bays will reopen, with the Department of Conservation confirming it will repair the track to Waimata Gemstone... Read More

Dragon boat regatta supports coastguard

Despite the cold, the Bay of Plenty Dragon Boat Club will hold an off-season regatta in Tauranga this weekend for North Island paddlers. Club president Karl... Read More

Expo to showcase safety initiatives in Te Puke

This weekend's Sirens and Services expo will be the first event for Colleen Pye in her role as Te Puke Neighbourhood Support co-ordinator. The expo is the... Read More

Warning to lookout for layout changes on SH2

People travelling through the State Highway 2 and Wainui Road intersection in the Bay of Plenty will navigate a change in layout soon. In an updated statement,... Read More

Man saves Harley, loses house in blaze

Ted Shortland is hard at work trying to clean up what's left after fire ripped through his home. Shortland's home on Fortune Rd, in Awakeri, was gutted by... Read More