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What’s on Today? Winter markets

It looks like a day for the markets in Tauranga today with the Little Big Markets, Tauranga Farmers' Market, the Merivale Monthly Market and the Katikati Lions... Read More

Easter trading and water rates

Water rates accounts sent out over the next 12 weeks will be the first to have the new council community feedback forms attached. Tauranga City Council is looking... Read More

No red light cameras for Tauranga

A campaign by traffic and road safety champions to bring red light cameras to Tauranga has failed, apparently because the city doesn't meet the criteria for a red... Read More

Safety check for long weekend

Motorists are being encouraged to make informed decisions about the best times to travel over Queen's Birthday long weekend to avoid both queues and stress. With... Read More

Papamoa photographer wins top award

Australasia's Top Emerging Photographer for 2017 is Papamoa GP Paul Alsop. Now in its ninth year, Capture magazine's annual contest attracts the attention of thousands... Read More

Good progress made on Edgecumbe clean-up

Up to $500,000 has been provided by the government to assist in the clean up currently taking place around the Whakatane district following the April floods. Today... Read More

Anxious wait for trapped lift passengers

UPDATED 4.15PM: Two more women found themselves trapped inside a stuck elevator at the Spring Street parking building in Tauranga. Chloe Griffin says she was trapped... Read More

Police recover expensive stolen puppies

Two stolen puppies have been reunited with their owner thanks in part to some 'pawsome” work by the Counties Manukau Tactical Crime Unit. Maui and Alleycat... Read More

Morgan: ‘Action needed over feral cats’

Opportunities Party leader Gareth Morgan has welcomed the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment's recent stand on feral cats. The report, issued Wednesday,... Read More

Car destroyed in Mount fire

An empty shell is all that is left of a car after it burst into flames in Mount Maunganui. Firefighters were called to the car fire on Grenada Street at 11pm, and... Read More

$30M investment into Bay schools

The government will invest about $30 million in school property in the Bay of Plenty as part of Budget 2017. Details of the investment were announced by Education... Read More

Papamoa Hills Park open again

The main carpark and walking track into Papamoa Hills Regional Park, at Poplar Lane near Te Puke, will re-open to the public from tomorrow. 'Forest harvest and... Read More