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$500k Govt funding for Mount toilets

The Government is pumping more than $500,000 to help fund new toilet facilities in Mount Maunganui. Tauranga City Council were successful in their funding application... Read More

Primary school teachers consider new pay offer

Primary school teachers and principals are considering a new pay offer from the Ministry of Education of three per cent a year for three years. The New Zealand... Read More

Royals to visit Bay of Plenty

News that Kensington Palace has confirmed that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be visiting New Zealand from 28 October to 1 November has been welcomed by Prime... Read More

Driver dodges flying logs after truck crashes

It was like something out of a movie - logs pouring off a toppled trailer and flying towards his windscreen in slow motion. That's how Casey Church described... Read More

AIMS Games LIVE: Day 2

Day three of the 2018 Anchor AIMS Games International Sporting Championships is about to get underway in Tauranga. There are 10,851 competitors from 326 schools... Read More

Papamoa win masks play-off blow

Papamoa kept their Premiership title hopes alive with a resounding 8-1 victory over lowly Hamilton Wanderers on Saturday. However, boss Duncan Lowry admitted... Read More

Today’s weather and this day in history

In today's forecast we are expecting a fine day with southeast breezes. It's a three-clothing layer day today with a high of 16 and an overnight low of... Read More

AIMS Games: Highlights from day two

Football, gymnastics and futsal were among the sports to feature on day two of the 2018 AIMS Games. Watch the full highlight from day 2 above. AIMS stands... Read More

Teen charged with murder in BOP death probe

A 19-year-old man is facing a murder charge in relation to the death of a Bay of Plenty woman. The 22-year-old Rotorua woman's body was found on the grounds of... Read More

March to close down SH2, north of Tauranga

Members of the community and from the Fix The Bloody Road group are protesting for what they say is a much needed upgrade of State Highway 2, between Katikati... Read More

SH2 open following fatal crash

State Highway 2 is open following a fatal crash. Three vehicles - a car, a 4x4 and a truck - were involved in the crash near Apata Station Road just before 5pm... Read More

Boys’ College finish Rankin Cup on positive note

Tauranga Boys' College rounded off the Rankin Cup national secondary schools hockey tournament in Tauranga on a positive note, with a 5-1 triumph over Burnside... Read More