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Mining company challenges protesters

Karangahake prospecting protesters' behaviour and motives are being challenged today by New Talisman Gold Mines Ltd CEO Matthew Hill. Protest Karangahake inflated... Read More

Last chance to see Tauranga street art

This is the last week for people to see the Paradox Inside street art exhibition at the Tauranga Art Gallery. It includes the Oi YOU! Collection, which consists... Read More

The man behind the artist

Steven Clark's very black and white. 'I don't watch telly. Too much doom and gloom. It's shocking.” He doesn't have a computer or cellphone. 'No Facebook... Read More

Rural health at ‘all-time low’

The health of New Zealand's rural communities is at an all-time low, a leading mobile health expert says. Mark Eager, chief executive of Mobile Health and the... Read More

Tauranga sailor misses out on medal

Tauranga sailor Molly Meech and Alex Maloney finished third in the double points medal race at the Santander sailing world cup, but missed out on a medal. Third... Read More

Police suspect 35 missing are homicides

Police have 333 missing cases in New Zealand, 35 they suspect foul play in. Four Tauranga people are currently listed as missing on the New Zealand Police... Read More

Bay housing stocks on the rise

The total number of residential properties available for purchase in the Bay of Plenty has risen, according to realestate.co.nz spokesperson Vanessa Taylor. Waikato,... Read More

New barrier stops car leaving road

Recently added flexible road safety barriers on State Highway 30, in the Bay of Plenty, have proved their worth by preventing a car from leaving the road and crashing... Read More

Solving suburban issues study

Tauranga City Council is being asked to spend $350,000 investigating planning issues arising in Welcome Bay and Ohauiti. These suburbs were planned in the 1990s,... Read More

Car rolls just before bridge

Emergency services were called on Saturday night after a car rolled just before the Turret Road bridge. The incident occurred at around 10.50pm, when the northbound... Read More

Big step in Maketu estuary plan

Natural tidal flows between the Papahikahawai lagoon and Maketu estuary were restored this week, allowing natural tidal flows for the first time in 54 years. Two... Read More

Tauranga to host marine convention

The region's growing reputation as the centre for blue innovation has seen Tauranga successfully secure the International Marine Biotechnology Convention, which... Read More