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Top-20 finish for Tauranga paddler

Tauranga kayaker Claudia Paterson has secured a top-20 finish at canoe slalom's under-23 and junior world championships in Bratislava, Slovakia. The 18-year-old... Read More

Delany returns to play for the Bay

Mike Delany has returned from England to play for the Bay of Plenty Steamers in the upcoming Mitre 10 Cup season, and is excited about playing under coach Clayton... Read More

Surf Life Saving Clubs each win $5000

Eastern Region lifeguarding - 2016-2017 from Dscribe Media Services on Vimeo. Omanu Beach and Waihi Beach Surf Life Saving Clubs have each received $5000 from... Read More

Rotorua group performing in Korea

Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Maggie Barry says two cultural exchanges between New Zealand and Korea this year will have cultural and economic benefits for... Read More

Kinloch homicide victim named

Police can now release the name of the 48-year-old man killed in Kinloch on Thursday July 20. He was local man Scott John Henry. Police extend their sympathies... Read More

Beating Tana Umaga at squash

Five years ago as a young boy in Toulon, Victor Crouin took on All Blacks great Tana Umaga in a game of squash. He won. Now he's hoping a bit of Kiwi magic helps... Read More

What’s On? Squash & Herman’s Hermits

It's Sunday, and you're looking for something to do, aren't you? The MetService is predicting a cloudy final day of the school holidays, with south-westerlies and... Read More

Free vehicle safety checks in winter

Over 60 Murupara residents received free feedback and advice to promote safer driving over the colder winter months. At the community event, which took place in... Read More

Election signs mark milestone

Todd Muller painting BOP a sea of blue from Sun Live on Vimeo. The general elections are creeping up fast, as today marks another milestone with the first election... Read More

Tourist fined $1100 for speeding

A Brazilian tourist driving a rental vehicle was caught excessively speeding on State Highway One near Taupiri. On Friday the man was doing 202km per hour in a... Read More

Family violence down in the Bay

Family Violence incidents in New Zealand are increasing year by year - although the Bay of Plenty is not following this trend. Statistics on Police Data New Zealand... Read More

Increase in cold-snap emergencies

With the cold snap of freezing conditions, St Johns say, they expect a significant increase in emergency calls outs. July and August traditionally are the busiest... Read More