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BOP highway to remain closed overnight

State Highway 35, between Opotiki and Te Kaha, will remain closed overnight. A large slip near Whitianga Bay means the road is closed in both directions. "This... Read More

Blessing at the scene of fatal shooting

A blessing will take place at a Waikato farm where a woman was shot dead and a man sustained gunshot wounds. The pair's kaumātua arrived at the Ōtorohanga... Read More

BOP Steamrollers to compete in national champs

For the first time ever, the Bay of Plenty have entered a team into the New Zealand Rugby National Championship. The Bay of Plenty team the Steamrollers will... Read More

Mount woman recalls her time in war-torn Japan

It was a beautiful, yet deadly sight and it loomed over Japan - an ominous cloud of white and then red. The atomic bomb that dropped on Japan in 1945 killed and... Read More

NZ troops in Iraq mark Fathers’ Day

New Zealand Defence Force soldiers serving in Iraq will be relying on technology to connect with their families on Father's Day tomorrow. About 30 Kiwi fathers... Read More

Suspected drink driver crashes into home

A suspected drunk driver crashed into a house in Huntly, leaving the owners a bit surprised. The accident happened on Harris St on the western side of the north... Read More

An eloquent and powerful diabetes message    

Arataki School student Kayelani Edwards is amazed to find herself a published illustrator. The six-year-old's colourful artwork is one of 15 hand-drawn pictures... Read More

Rankin Cup brings top school hockey talent to Bay

Matching or bettering their eighth place finish last year will bring a lot of satisfaction for Tauranga Boys' College's hockey first eleven in the prestigious... Read More

OPINION: Chasing away the ‘black dog’

The death of television presenter Greg Boyed last month had everyone talking, followed closely by the news that 668 people died by suspected suicide in New Zealand... Read More

Fun, friendship, and the feel-good factor

You can tell when your Zumba Fitness instructor has been hanging out with thousands of other Zumba instructors. The enthusiasm is high, the tempo goes up, and... Read More

Delay in SH2 upgrade will cost more lives - FTBR

A Bay of Plenty road-safety group says a six-month delay on upgrading New Zealand's deadliest highway is unacceptable and will cost more lives. The statement... Read More

What’s on Today? Steamers and road closures

The sun looks set to shine over Tauranga today as the Bay of Plenty Steamers prepare to take on Canterbury at Tauranga Domain this afternoon. Read more about the... Read More