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Baybus OnDemand fares to rise as service booms

The Bay of Plenty Regional Council plans to increase fares for the Baybus OnDemand service in 2025, despite its early success. According to the council, feedback... Read More

Fatal crash: Vehicle may have crossed centreline

Emergency services were called to the horrific scene at Piarere on State Highway 1 at 2pm on Wednesday after a bus load of foreign tourists and two other vehicles... Read More

Peaceful tangi amid heavy police presence

The tangi, for a prominent Mongrel Mob member and his partner, was largely a peaceful affair, according to a family member who approached SunLive. A large... Read More

University of Waikato honours campus kaumātua

The University of Waikato has presented an honorary award to Tamati Tata (Ngāi Tamarāwaho) recognising his service to the university as kaumātua at its Tauranga... Read More

Tauranga teen hopes to follow in Cane's footsteps

As one Bay of Plenty rugby legend hangs up his boots on his All Blacks career, a Tauranga teenager is at the beginning of his career and hopes to emulate... Read More

Mongrel Mob funeral: Driver arrested, car seized

Police continue to monitor a gang-connected funeral of a prominent Mongrel Mob member in Tauranga today. A procession is due to travel across Tauranga late-morning... Read More

Designer hired for new multisport skatepark

Plans to turn a hill of grass into a multisport skatepark are rolling forwards with concept designs on the way. The new skatepark has been about a decade... Read More

Summer scorcher: Parts of NZ to push past 30C

Temperatures are already hitting 24C at the start of the day as parts of the country prepare for a scorching 30C. Banks Peninsula in Canterbury is currently... Read More

Eagle called in to help monitor gang funeral

The Police Eagle helicopter will be in the Western Bay of Plenty area today monitoring the gang funeral of a prominent Mongrel Mob member. Police have called... Read More

Envirohub diverts tonnes of waste from landfill

Envirohub has announced a major achievement in its ongoing mission to reduce waste and promote sustainability, successfully diverting nearly two tonnes (1900... Read More

Elevated arsenic levels detected in Waikato River

Elevated levels of arsenic have been detected in treated water from the Waikato River, affecting water supplies in Auckland and Waikato. The Government... Read More

New speed limits in place for BoP rivers

From Sunday, December 1, sections of the Kaituna and Tarawera rivers will have a new 5-knot speed limit. Bay of Plenty Harbourmaster Jon Jon Peters said following... Read More