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Sevens glory for Bay schools

An energised Secondary Schools Sevens Tournament dominated Blake Park on Thursday and Friday of last week. A number of team for Bay of Plenty School were involved... Read More

Blessing for a giant lizard

Omokoroa, meaning ‘place of the long lizard' in Maori, now has its own beautifully crafted welcoming sign just off of the State Highway 2 entrance. Omokoroa... Read More

Weather for next week

A broad trough which is forecast to lie over the upper North Island late Sunday is expected to move away east on Monday, with showers and areas of rain from Northland... Read More

Demo Derby postponed

The organisers of the Demo Derby are postponing the event, because of the weather. 'The rain has gotten heavy over at Baypark,” organisers say on their... Read More

Loss for Tauranga Girls

Tauranga Girls College A lost the final of the 48th Secondary School National Championships Volleyball against Burnside High School in Palmerston North last week,... Read More

Māori academic dies

An esteemed Māori academic and senior law lecturer died suddenly at the opening of a new building at the University of Waikato on Thursday morning, Stuff writes. Matiu... Read More

Happy Days keeps sun smiling

Katikati's Diggelmann Park, on the main street of town, has so far seen 80 classic cars and a few motorbikes, arrive for Happy Days car show. Now in its sixth year... Read More

Campbell set for rally champs

Phil Campbell has started his campaign to reign supreme in the national Rally Championship by becoming the New Zealand Gravel Hillclimb champion. Campbell contested... Read More

Input sought on Port Ōhope plans

An updated concept plan and estimated costs for the development of the Port Ōhope wharf area has been approved by the Whakatāne District Council's Projects and... Read More

Dog park plans balloon

Plans to turn Whakatane's Warren Park into a sanctuary for dogs are getting out of hand. Council had set aside $50,000 for the plans, but ongoing discussion between... Read More

Works for Coromandel-Colville

The local council has big plans for Coromandel-Colville and is rolling out information on this to let residents know what's about to go down over the next year. The... Read More

Electric cars stop in at Thames

Thames' Civic Centre is a hotspot for anything about electric cars on Sunday 10 April from 9-11am as a convoy of electric cars travelling from Cape Reinga to Bluff... Read More