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Car plunges into Tauranga harbour

A red car sitting on the wrong side of the bank, almost fully submerged at high tide. That was the sight that greeted early risers taking a stroll this morning... Read More

EQC support for flooded homeowners

If you've been affected by the recent flooding on the Coromandel or in the Bay of Plenty, you might be eligible to make a claim for loss or damage to your home... Read More

Chiefs scrape victory from Sunwolves

An under-par Chiefs have wasted a golden chance to secure Super Rugby bonus points, defeating the Sunwolves 27-20. Despite heavy losses in successive weeks to the... Read More

Minister’s visit goes to the dogs

The unmissable ear-to-ear smile on National MP Mark Mitchell's face said it all. With Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller as his guide, the newly appointed Minister... Read More

Mount surfers make semi-finals

New Zealand representatives Raiha Ensor and Elin Tawharu exploded into the semi-finals of the Under 20 Girls Division yesterday, ahead of the final day of the Backdoor... Read More

Power cut in Bethlehem

UPDATED 10.35AM: Power has been restored to affected properties after a fault tripped a circuit breaker in Bethlehem this morning. Powerco Network Operations Manager... Read More

SH36 crash victim named

Police have named the Rotorua man who died in a crash on State Highway 36 on Monday. He was 63-year-old Nelson Hei Hei. Police say an investigation into the cause... Read More

What’s On? Disc Golf & Taekwondo

Can you believe that we're just about a third of the way through the year? I know, it snuck up on me too. For those of you who feel like you haven't been fully-utilising... Read More

A sense of war, pride and love

They're precious ANZAC Day moments. Moments that linger long after. Hairs on necks bristled as two Harvard airplanes roared across Memorial Park at 1000 feet. And... Read More

Ultra Modern show at Macandmor

No mountains and lakes were promised for the Ultra Modern Unit exhibition that opened on Friday evening at Tauranga's Macandmor Gallery in the Goddard Centre. It's... Read More

Speedway fireworks & meeting postponed

Due to the bad weather, Baypark Speedway has been forced to call off what was meant to be final event of the speedway season tonight. But promoter Bernie Gillion... Read More

Charles & Jill's tale of lost and found

Charles Foister, from Newcastle upon Tyne in the UK, has ‘fallen victim to' Tauranga's friendliness and hospitality. Visiting New Zealand for about a month... Read More