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Surf Lifesaving Club gets demolished

The hammer has fallen on the old club rooms at the Mount Maunganui Surf Lifesaving Club. Life member and local builder Kent Jarman landed the first blow on the... Read More

Tauranga Airport's $12.7m expansion

Travellers arriving at Tauranga Airport are only around a month away from having their baggage passed through the first stage of the airport's $12.7 million expansion... Read More

Man falls head-first off two-metre wall

A man has been flown to hospital with serious injuries to his face and head after falling two-metres off a wall. The man in his 40s plummeted to the ground at 11.39pm... Read More

Children killed in Desert Rd crash named

A four-year-old and a two-month-old have been named as the children who died following a crash on the Desert Road. Arteen Mosaferi, 4, died at the scene of the... Read More

A $200k Easter treat for Bay players

Two lucky Bullseye players, one from the Bay of Plenty and another from the Waikato, have scored the ultimate Easter treat after splitting Bullseye's $400,000... Read More

Dave the double volunteer

Dave Teale is a Tauranga Volunteer Coastguard crew member who wears two hats. He's on the ‘wet crew' on the boats and he is also a radio operator, where you... Read More

NASA, Tūhoe and fairytales

Today we are expecting a fine day with light winds. It's a three-clothing-layer day today with a high of 23 and an overnight low of 12 degrees. Humidity is 88 per... Read More

Coroner rules Bay man likely dead

The man at the centre of a 13-year cold case is most likely dead, a coroner has ruled. Robert Te Paewhenua Roberts was last seen on November 30, 2004, driving his... Read More

What’s on Today? Big Band Bonanza

Good morning Sunners, we hope you had a great weekend and are enjoying your Monday before heading back to work tomorrow. If you wondering what do to today, why... Read More

Woman killed in Taupo crash named

The serious crash unit continues to investigate the a crash which claimed the life of a Taupo woman. Denise Tito died in a crash at Tirohanga on Friday. She was... Read More

Hot, rainy autumn in store - NIWA

Much of the country had a wetter than average March, and the trend is expected to continue over the next few months, NIWA says. The National Institute of Water... Read More

Child dies following fatal crash

A child has died following a crash on the Desert Road. Police says the child died in Starship Hospital on Sunday. Bay of Plenty road policing Senior Sergeant Fane... Read More