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Tauranga mum's reluctant plea for help

A Tauranga mother-of-three is struggling after recent death of her husband. Estelle Coleman has been through a lot recently, and she's reaching out for help as... Read More

Porirua forest to test enduro elite

It looks like it might be Groombridge versus Macdonald contest all over again in the New Zealand Enduro Championships. Bay of Plenty's Brad Groombridge was locked... Read More

Omanu wins SLS masters

Omanu Surf Life Saving Club has taken the win in the iconic masters division by a substantial margin, held today as part of the annual TSB Bank National Surf Life... Read More

Private jet on business

An unusual visitor arrived at Tauranga airport Thursday afternoon, a Bombardier Global Express on private charter. The Melbourne based aircraft has been in the... Read More

Man’s lewd act in front of teens

A Papamoa mother makes no bones about what she'd have done to the man who committed a lewd act in front of her daughter. 'If I had of been down there on the beach,... Read More

School roll surges with region’s growth

ACG Tauranga has experienced a substantive surge in its roll, with numbers up to 113 in 2017, from just 18 students two years ago. Principal Shawn Hutchinson says... Read More

Jumbo the elephant dead at 44

Jumbo the elephant, who for 30 years was the star of the Whirling Brothers circus, is dead. The elephant, who'd been renamed Mila, died unexpectedly and young for... Read More

Tax relief for flood damaged farms

Inland Revenue has decided to exercise discretions on income equalisation for farmers who are significantly affected by the recent flooding around the Franklin... Read More

New leads in Mobil ram raid

Police investigating the ram raid of Karapiro Mobil believe a third stolen vehicle was used in the commission of the crime. A stolen white Mazda Atenza was used... Read More

$4.5M Katikati hub design finalised

The design of the $4.5 million Katikati Service Centre, Library and Hub has been finalised in a two-building design - one being the library and the other a community... Read More

Whanganui River is now a person

The Maori Party says history has been made with the passing of the Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Bill through its third reading in the House... Read More

Help YSAR to help the community

A group of Bay of Plenty teenage volunteers need your votes to help them claim their share of $20,000 prize money. Tauranga-based Youth Search and Rescue has been... Read More