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Special documentary screening

Two residents took matters into their own hands and have organised a special screening of a new documentary in Tauranga. The film, Winter at Westbeth directed by... Read More

One lane of SH2 open

UPDATED: State Highway 2, near Matata, is now open to one lane. The highway was closed earlier today when a slip came down blocking both lanes. The NZ Transport... Read More

Love Mauao? Have your say

Tauranga City Council is calling for submissions on how it manages one of the city's most treasured places, Mauao. Last year, the joint administration board Nga... Read More

Bay police officer bashed in the head

UPDATED: A 24-year-old man has been arrested in relation to the assault of an on-duty police officer in Owhata, Rotorua. Yesterday the police officer was called... Read More

Weather in a minute with Rosalie

The weather forecast today is for showers, some heavy with possible hail from afternoon, and northwesterlies. It's a three-layer of clothing day today with a high... Read More

Suspected fatal shooting in Taupo

A man is dead from what police believe may be a gunshot wound. Police were called to an incident at an address on Whangamata Road in Kinloch, Taupo, at 8.45pm. Officers... Read More

Hail forecast for the Bay

A total of 36 weather-related calls kept firefighters, mostly in the Bay of Plenty, busy from 6pm on Thursday and early Friday. Northern Fire Communications shift... Read More

Funding boost for Whakatane museum

The Whakatane Museum and Research Centre has received a $120,000 funding boost from the Lion Foundation to help continue with the redevelopment on site. The funding... Read More

A karateka wins his 7th gold

A Tauranga Breeze Breakfast announcer has won gold for the seventh time at the New Zealand National Karate Championship. Mount Maunganui resident, Mark Eagle, 43,... Read More

Teens steal coffee grinder

Six teenagers stole a coffee grinder and equipment from Pronto Burgers and Cafe on Marine Parade, Mount Maunganui. Four males and two females around the ages of... Read More

Mud leaks into the harbour

Tauranga City Council have stopped work on the Southern Pipeline harbour crossing due to mud seeping up through the ground. This morning mud used for drilling... Read More

Police pursuit ends in crash, arrest

A high-speed chase through Tauranga streets has ended in a crash this afternoon. The pursuit began on State Highway 29 at around 3.20pm, when a speeding vehicle... Read More