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Kiwifruit growers support offshore expansion

More New Zealand-branded gold kiwifruit will be grown overseas from next year after global marketer Zespri received strong support from the industry to expand... Read More

Tauranga foodbank faces record demand

Jessica Stewart has always been drawn to helping people, but this year has taken on a role that takes it to the next level. Stewart is now one of three... Read More

A jolly good Christmas celebration in Katikati

A throng of people swarmed Carisbrooke St to Moore Park to celebrate a double-whammy of Christmas cheer in Katikati at the weekend. Masses of people lined... Read More

Cambridge Road SH29 works ramping up

Construction on the State Highway 29 Tauriko Village and Cambridge Road section of the Tauriko Enabling Works is ramping up with sheet piling underway ahead... Read More

Changes for firearms safety training and education

Te Tari Pūreke - the Firearms Safety Authority is re-developing firearms safety education and engagement, including the courses offered as part of the licensing... Read More

Raising the visibility of NZ's ethnic communities

A first-of-its-kind report launched on Monday lays the groundwork for growing the visibility of New Zealand's ethnic communities through data, Ethnic Communities... Read More

Shearing: Digger Balme, 60, wins at Rotorua Show

Age ain't doing nothing to slow down veteran competition shearer, commentator and sometimes judge Digger Balme. Balme, who quietly turned 60 on October... Read More

Home values slightly rise in November quarter

On average, a home in Tauranga is now worth 2.9% less than at the start of 2024. This is according to the latest statistics from Quotable Value. In a statement... Read More

Suzuki International Series kicks off in Taupō

Some of the best motorcycle racers on the planet arrived in the Bay of Plenty at the weekend to mark the start to the 2024 edition of the popular three-round... Read More

Council greenlights $128m Tauranga museum

Tauranga will finally get the museum it has 'deserved for so long” after two decades of talking about it. The civic whare, exhibition gallery and museum... Read More

Celebrating 20 Years of Billabong Grom Series

The Billabong Grom Series presented by Oceanbridge provides many young surfers with their first taste of competitive surfing. It's a chance to challenge... Read More

Sharks, missing kite surfer and a plane crash

Surf lifeguard action over the weekend in the Eastern Region included responding to a plane crash in Whangamatā and a two-metre shark cruising through the flagged... Read More