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Work to remove 4500m3 Waioeka Gorge slip

Work to remove the slip on State Highway 2, between Opotiki and Gisborne, is well underway with several trucks clearing the debris at both ends. About 1000m3 of... Read More

Court trees get cropped

Four London plane trees overhanging the Tauranga Courthouse building are being pruned over the next couple of weeks. The reasoning is because the trees' leaf drop... Read More

One dead and three injured in crash

One person is dead and three others are injured following a two vehicle crash on State Highway One in Kinleith, near Tokoroa. Police and emergency services were... Read More

Injured tourist winched from rocks

A tourist who sustained fractures to her lower leg had to be winched from rocks near Mount Main Beach this evening. The Tauranga-based Trustpower TECT Rescue Helicopter... Read More

Macau among country’s top restaurants

Macau has been named as one of New Zealand's top 100 restaurants for 2017, delighting owners Craig and Bronwyn Cameron. 'This is the second time we've made it... Read More

Te Puke trump Tauranga in Tai Mitchell

In an impressive final between Tauranga West and Te Puke, the game went down to the wire, but it was Te Puke who came out on top with a 26-21 win. Initially it... Read More

School holiday fun with Colour Quest

Sport Bay of Plenty's Virtually on Track initiative is inviting families to colour their world these school holidays in an educational and interactive explorer... Read More

Concerns for missing Tauranga man

Tauranga Police have concerns for a man who has been missing since Saturday. Justin Peter Shine was last seen by a family member at 1.20pm on July 8. His family... Read More

A fight for better pay

Local teacher aides will be voting on a new collective employment agreement over the next few weeks that will kick-start pay equity talks in the school support... Read More

No strangers to success

Being the best at something is a good feeling. Winning is even better. But Amy and Liam Duncanson have done that and more - 41 times more. Yes, the Tauranga brother... Read More

Managing parks for bees and babies

A growing awareness of the impacts of toxic agrichemicals on young humans is producing a cultural shift in Europe's parks and gardens, says TAAF member Jodie Bruning. TAAF... Read More

Papamoa to get 240 new houses

A new 20 hectare development off Ashley Place is set to add another 240 houses to Papamoa. Papamoa's newest subdivision, Manawa - The Heart of Papamoa is owned... Read More