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Travellers’ tales from Te Poi

Brian Cotter and Joss Dippie turned up to a friendly neighbourhood Christmas Party on boxing Day dressed for the member's stand at Ellerslie, and a long story about... Read More

Prizes for talking up lakes

Share a video or photo about what you love about the Rotorua lakes on the Rotorua Te Arawa Lakes Facebook page and go into the draw to win a GoPro HERO and two stand... Read More

Car rolled at Oropi

The driver of a car who swerved to avoid another vehicle pulling out of Jack's Lane on Oropi Road today was taken to Tauranga Hospital with minor injuries, reports... Read More

Retailer slams waterfront plan

The $3 million the city council is planning to spend on redeveloping the city waterfront would be better spent on re-instating the parking on The Strand reclamation... Read More

Body found on Mount beach

UPDATED 11am: The beach at Shark Alley near Moturilki Island has ben re-opened to the public after a body was removed from the beach earlier today. It was that of... Read More

RCCNZ still looking for trouble

If you are taking Christmas off the beaten track, in the back country or at sea this year, the Rescue Co-ordination Centre will be ready should it be necessary to... Read More

Sinclair’s star ready to rise

There are many shining sports stars in the Bay of Plenty, Sam Cane, Kane Williams and Scott Curry are just the few who come to mind on the rugby field. But keep... Read More

Park retains quality rating

It's set to be a great summer for the visitors to Lake Waikaremoana. Waikaremoana Holiday Park has retained the 3Plus Qualmark and Bronze Enviromark ratings after... Read More

Pirates at the Mount

There was a lot of Arrring going on at Mount Drury for the annual Pirate Day in Mount Maunganui today. More than 200 families took part in the even at the My Summer... Read More

Simple test predicts early death

A simple saliva test could provide an early indication of how likely a person is to die prematurely, new research suggests. Lower levels of certain antibodies found... Read More

Beat the feet in the heat

There was plenty of action to see at this year's Eve's Triathlon - Shorebreak Aquatics this year. More than 500 people came to watch the different age groups take... Read More

Movie picks for summer

If the Force doesn't move you - then maybe a right hook from Sylvester Stallone's latest Rocky spin-off or for the ladies how about a bit of Brad Pitt in The Big... Read More