12:08pm Mon 29 May, 2017
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
11:32am Mon 29 May, 2017
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
10:35am Mon 29 May, 2017
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
09:48am Mon 29 May, 2017
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
09:38am Mon 29 May, 2017
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
08:57am Mon 29 May, 2017
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
07:56am Mon 29 May, 2017
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
07:18am Mon 29 May, 2017
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
07:05am Mon 29 May, 2017
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
06:46am Mon 29 May, 2017
'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
03:50pm Sun 28 May, 2017
'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
03:31pm Sun 28 May, 2017
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