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Travel challenge: Million journeys logged

A transport initiative that started in Tauranga is celebrating a major milestone after participants logged more than one million journeys this year by choosing... Read More

Water main break disrupts supply in Welcome Bay

A water main break on Welcome Bay Rd has disrupted water supplies to rural properties between Welcome Bay School and Water Lane. Contractors were on site... Read More

Sausage showdown: BOP butchers win national medals

Bay of Plenty butchers have cleaned up at this year's Dunninghams Great New Zealand Sausage Competition, a national contest that attracted a record 869 entries. Tauranga's... Read More

Health NZ: Measles risk rises before NCEA exams

Health New Zealand is asking secondary school students and their whānau to make sure they are protected against measles before NCEA exams and assessments begin. The... Read More

Bullet found in washing machine during raid

Firearms and a washing machine with a bullet hidden inside are among the items recovered in a series of searches in the Bay of Plenty. Eastern Bay of Plenty... Read More

BOP urged to support Pink Ribbon street drive

People across the Bay of Plenty are being encouraged to keep an eye out for pink buckets this week as volunteers take to the streets for the annual Pink Ribbon... Read More

Track reroute preferred to bypass landslide damage

Creating a new section of track is the preferred option to reopen a popular Coromandel walk. The Hahei Beach Short Walk is part of the Mautohe Cathedral Cove... Read More

Home detention for unprovoked assault

An Ōpōtiki man involved in an unprovoked assault on a man who rode past him on a bike is taking steps to improve his life, including handing in his gang patch. In... Read More

Firms fined $16K over Mount stink

A 'foul” stench that plagued Mount Maunganui neighbours for days has led to two Bay of Plenty companies being fined for discharging 'offensive”... Read More

How plasma donations make a real difference

RNZ Every Sunday, Sean Bridge loads up a needle with someone else's antibodies and injects himself under the skin of his thigh. Since his diagnosis with... Read More

White Island: No sign of recent eruption

An observation flight has confirmed no eruption at Whakaari/White Island this week despite large steam and gas plumes over the island. Photos posted to... Read More

$50,000 fund open for CCTV cameras across WBOP

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