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Parkrun attracts record numbers

Tauranga set a national record for the most runners attending the launch of a parkrun event on Saturday, with 272 runners taking to Kopurererua Valley Reserve. The... Read More

Flood recovery operations begin

The focus for Rotorua Lakes Council's Civil Defence team moves to recovery mode today, with the priority on helping people who need immediate support and assistance. Residents... Read More

TCC pushes for more road investment

Tauranga City Council is asking the Bay of Plenty Regional Council to use their 54 per cent shareholding in the Port of Tauranga to assist with infrastructure projects... Read More

Lightning kills dog, splits tree

Lightning from an early morning thunder storm in Te Puke on Sunday killed a dog and split a redwood tree, with the remnants falling near the adjacent house. The... Read More

Museum bigger than by-election

More people have voted in the museum referendum than the Tauranga City Council by-election, as the closing date for polling approaches. All votes on whether the... Read More

Body found in Tairua

A body has been found during the search for a man missing in the Tairua River area. The search began Sunday night, when a car was found submerged off Hikuai School... Read More

Goals galore and lopsided results

Only two games went ahead in the latest round of the Loaded WaiBOP Premiership but there were goals galore as both produced lopsided results. The Premiership was... Read More

TCC could lose building consent ability

Tauranga City Council might be about to lose its authority to sign off on building inspections. Building Consent Authority accreditation is issued to councils and... Read More

One seriously injured in highway crash

UPDATED 9.53AM: State Highway 25, near Thames, is now open following a two vehicle crash. Emergency servicces were called to the crash just after 8am. A police... Read More

This day in history and today's weather

The weather forecast today is for a mostly cloudy day with a few showers, and a chance of some of them being heavy. Also northerly breezes. It's a one-clothing... Read More

Two more medals at Hyeres World Cup

Sam Meech and Paul Snow-Hansen and Dan Willcox added two more medals overnight (NZ time) from the World Cup regatta in Hyeres to round out a very successful event... Read More

Missing man's car found in river

A police search for the owner of a car found submerged in the Tairua River is to resume at 7am today. The search of the Coromandel river's banks began after the... Read More