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Alby humbled by Queen’s Birthday Honour

A Tauranga man who's spent more than 50 years serving communities all across New Zealand has been named in this's Queen's Birthday Honours. Today it's been announced... Read More

Stepping out in shorts

Some of Tauranga's bigwigs will be baring their legs in the middle of winter this year and it's all for a good cause. Local politicians are trading in their suit... Read More

Sports scholarship winners announced

Nearly 30 athletes and coaches from a range of sporting codes have been selected in the second round of 2016-2017 BayTrust Athlete and Coach Scholarships. From... Read More

More social housing spending

Budget 2017 is boosting the government's social housing budget with an extra $155.2 million of operating funding and $20 million for more emergency and transitional... Read More

Seven feared dead in London attack

Up to seven people are feared dead after a van veered off the road and mowed down pedestrians on London Bridge, turning a warm Saturday night into a scene of panic... Read More

Suspected terrorist attack in London

London Bridge and nearby Borough Market in London are in lockdown after two separate attacks. Earlier reports of a third incident at Vauxhall about four kilometres... Read More

Vaccination can beat measles

There's been a strong and repeated call for higher levels of vaccination in the Bay of Plenty after confirmed cases of measles around the country. 'The vaccine... Read More

$26m extra for Bay of Plenty DHB

New funding for Bay of Plenty District Health Board in Budget 2017 increases the DHB's total allocation to a record level, says Health Minister Jonathan Coleman. The... Read More

Russell and the temptress

It's a love story of sorts. Russell loved Sandy. Sandy loved Russell. They both loved sail boats. Everything was just lovely. But Russell had another love. A secret... Read More

Reality check for Team New Zealand

It was back to earth with a bump today for Emirates Team New Zealand, as the Kiwis were handed a match-racing lesson from Oracle Team USA in an error-strewn end... Read More

Sir Michael meets Edgecumbe residents

Members of the Rangitaiki Community Board (RCB) are happy with the way Saturday's drop-in session with Sir Michael Cullen was conducted. Held at Edgecumbe College,... Read More

Chiefs beat Waratahs in try-fest

The Chiefs have driven the Waratahs' Super Rugby title hopes into the dust with a wild and woolly 46-31 win in Hamilton. Scoring six tries to four, including a... Read More