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Manslaughter charge in Hamilton shooting

A woman is facing a charge of manslaughter after a man was shot and subsequently died in Hamilton last month. The 23-year-old was granted interim name suppression... Read More

Muller opposes End of Life Choices Bill

Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller has confirmed his opposition to David Seymour's End of Life Choice Bill that has been drawn from the Member's Ballot. Todd says the... Read More

Schools don wigs for child cancer

Otumoetai Primary and Aquinas College will be among schools in Tauranga and all over New Zealand taking part in Wig Wednesday this month. Otumoetai Primary School... Read More

Sailors overcoming the handicap

Alex Maloney and Tauranga sailor Molly Meech are making progress up the leaderboard at the World Cup final in Santander Spain, overnight after putting aside the... Read More

More cops posted to Bay of Plenty

More police are being allocated to Tauranga and the Bay of Plenty. The police have just announced 15 new constabulary staff would be coming to the city and region... Read More

Christmas baby for Bridges clan

Simon and Natalie Bridges are thrilled to learn they are expecting their third baby, due in time for Christmas. Tauranga's MP already has two sons with his wife... Read More

Hauraki Maori apply for customary rights

At least five iwi, hapu and whanau groups have recently applied for coastal and marine titles and customary rights in the Hauraki area. The groups put their cases... Read More

Matariki rising over a settled weekend

Clear skies and cool temperatures are set to remain with us for the weekend. The big picture - high pressure over the country which has brought overnight frosts,... Read More

Tauranga ram-raid ‘disappointing attack’

Devices stolen in this morning's ram-raid of Spark in Tauranga have been blacklisted. A vehicle was used to smash the front doors of the store on Devonport Road... Read More

Foodstuffs ditch microbeads from shelves

New World, Pak'N'Save and Four Square have announced that they will be microbead free from July 1 - a whole year ahead before the compulsory ban is enforced. The... Read More

Council tsunami planning gets big tick

Tauranga City Council's tsunami evacuation planning has won an award for innovation at last night's Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) Awards. The Director's... Read More

Weather in a minute with Rosalie

Today, New Zealand is celebrating 30 year nuclear-free. A high of 15 and an overnight low of 5 degrees is expected, so make sure you are wearing warm clothing.... Read More