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Rain brings more potholes

New Zealand Transport Agency are warning motorists in the Bay of Plenty to drive with caution, as heavy rain in the region has resulted in an increase of potholes... Read More

Car crashes into power pylon

A car is on its side in Greerton this afternoon. A police media spokesperson says a car rolled and hit a power pylon on Oropi Road, near Chadwick Road. "Police... Read More

Maimoa join Mataatua festival

Maori singing sensations Maimoa will perform at the Mataatua Kapa Haka Festival this weekend. Maimoa knocked Justin Bieber off the iTunes NZ Music Charts last year... Read More

Seeking feedback on marine facility

Tauranga City Council is seeking feedback on its proposal to long-term lease land at Northern Sulphur Point to enable the University of Waikato to establish a purpose-built... Read More

Homes and businesses without power

UPDATE: A fault in a substation has cut supply to about 700 Powerco customers in Tauranga. Homes in Gate Pa and Tauranga South are reported to have been affected... Read More

Heavy rain to drift back over NZ

The rain band that brought flooding to isolated parts of Auckland on Sunday and saw big totals in spots around the Upper North Island will likely drift back in... Read More

Driver loses control in wet weather

Wet weather and loss of control is believed to be the cause of a serious crash on SH29a, near Windermere on Sunday. Western Bay of Plenty road policing manager... Read More

Aucklanders interest in the Bay falls

Tauranga has recently been described in the annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey as the most unaffordable city in New Zealand to buy a... Read More

Creating musicians at a young age

Taking students with a passion for music and turning them into budding teachers one one goal the Bay Plays strives to achieve. The not for profit charitable organisation... Read More

Cyclone Gita to make direct hit as Cat5

The latest forecast for Tonga is not something you want to see - a forecast for already Category 4 Severe Cyclone Gita to reach Category 5 status (the highest on... Read More

Crayfish fishing ban wanted in BOP

An environmental group wants a two-year ban on the commercial fishing of crayfish in the Hauraki Gulf and Bay of Plenty. The Minister of Fisheries is due to make... Read More

Man dies in Gate Pa home

Police have cordoned off a property in Gate Pa this morning following the suspicious death of a Tauranga man. Police and ambulance responded to calls to a property... Read More