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Tourists spend $1.8 billion

The tourism spend in the Bay of Plenty is estimated to have been $1.8 billion in the year to April 2017, according to figures from MBIE. It represents a six per... Read More

Council raises parking leases

Tauranga City Council is raising the cost of leasing carparks in the CBD in a move one disgruntled customer says demonstrates inept planning. Leased parking customers... Read More

Deluge causes Tauranga flooding + pics

Heavy early morning downpours caused flooding on Saturday that saw a Sherwood Street house flooded. MetService forecaster Lisa Murray says the heaviest rain was... Read More

Strong day for Emirates Team New Zealand

Race day two for Emirates Team New Zealand was about getting down to business, with two big races against Softbank Team Japan and Land Rover BAR respectively In... Read More

$200 fine for freedom campers

From next month, freedom campers visiting Tauranga will face the prospect of being issued with an instant fine. This fine will be for breaches of the bylaw that... Read More

Armed robberies, how do we stop them?

A spate of aggravated dairy and petrol station robberies in Tauranga in the last couple of months has left one question in people's minds - how do we stop this... Read More

Waikato/BOP shooters on target

The Waikato/Bay of Plenty first team secured a win against some tough competition at the annual North Island Target Shooting Teams of Ten competition held in Napier... Read More

Police chase through Welcome Bay

UPDATED 3.50pm: Two men arrested in Welcome Bay early this morning, face driving charges following a high speed pursuit from Aongatete. The vehicle was seen by... Read More

What was the noise that woke Tauranga

People are still not convinced that a loud 'bang” which woke many Tauranga people in the early hours of Sunday morning was thunder. At about 3am, many residents... Read More

Our very own bossy Izzy

'I am special. l am very special.” Thirteen-year-old Sophie Turner is special because she has succeeded - she has confronted some deeply challenging personal... Read More

An artist with a 'savage' heritage

'When Captain Cook visited Niue in 1774,” says Iata Peautolu, 'he tried to land three times, and three times he failed. It's recorded that these ‘fierce... Read More

Charity match raises $15,000

Despite the bad weather, Greerton Marist's charity match against Rangataua was a huge success yesterday, raising more than $15,000. The special game at Greerton... Read More