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River reviewers call for more time

The panel reviewing events leading up to the Edgecumbe floods in April has asked for more time to process and interpret a large quantity of information before finalising... Read More

Almost $200k for BOP community groups

Bay of Plenty community groups have received $199,011 in funding from The Southern Trust over the first six months of this year. Figures from The Southern Trust... Read More

Dylz and Dyls transform Tauranga garage

Block NZ competitors Dylz and Dyls strapped on their tool belts to help a Tauranga mother renovate her garage into a rumpus room. The men were in town yesterday... Read More

Maori metal dominates Spotify chart

New Zealand thrash metal band Alien Weaponry have just entered their second week at the top of the Spotify NZ Viral 50 Music Chart with their song Ru Ana Te Whenua. Spotify... Read More

Tauranga Council on the move, again

More than 400 Tauranga City Council staff are about to pack up and move office, for the good of the city. This is what Tauranga City Council CEO Garry Poole told... Read More

For the love of goats

A Bay of Plenty rescue centre has gone kid crazy with 29 goats finding permanent homes in three days. Mana Rescue owner Fiona Montgomerie advertised on Facebook... Read More

A fine day with southwesterly winds

Today the weather forecast is for a fine day with the southwesterly dying out in the evening. It's a three-clothing-layer and one-windproof-layer day with a high... Read More

Bay youth centre ravaged by fire

A youth centre in the Bay of Plenty has been destroyed by a fire which tore through it overnight. The NZ Fire Service received multiple calls reporting the blaze... Read More

Woman sentenced for racist outburst

A woman who was drunk and racially abused a Muslim woman in Huntly earlier this year has been sentenced to 12 months' supervision. Megan Walton, a 27-year-old from... Read More

Geoheat strategy warms up

A strategy to grow geothermal energy use in New Zealand by 2030 is receiving a warm welcome from energy suppliers and venture groups. The Bay of Connections Energy... Read More

Councillors Papamoa East update

There's nothing controversial about the eastern ward councillors appearance at the PEERS meeting in Papamoa East on Thursday night. The 7.30pm meeting being hosted... Read More

Bay construction projects up for awards

A Whakatane project and two Tauranga projects are finalists in the civil contracting industry's equivalent of the academy awards, being held in Dunedin next week.... Read More