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Tauranga teen hopes to follow in Cane's footsteps

As one Bay of Plenty rugby legend hangs up his boots on his All Blacks career, a Tauranga teenager is at the beginning of his career and hopes to emulate... Read More

Mongrel Mob funeral: Driver arrested, car seized

Police continue to monitor a gang-connected funeral of a prominent Mongrel Mob member in Tauranga today. A procession is due to travel across Tauranga late-morning... Read More

Designer hired for new multisport skatepark

Plans to turn a hill of grass into a multisport skatepark are rolling forwards with concept designs on the way. The new skatepark has been about a decade... Read More

Summer scorcher: Parts of NZ to push past 30C

Temperatures are already hitting 24C at the start of the day as parts of the country prepare for a scorching 30C. Banks Peninsula in Canterbury is currently... Read More

Eagle called in to help monitor gang funeral

The Police Eagle helicopter will be in the Western Bay of Plenty area today monitoring the gang funeral of a prominent Mongrel Mob member. Police have called... Read More

Envirohub diverts tonnes of waste from landfill

Envirohub has announced a major achievement in its ongoing mission to reduce waste and promote sustainability, successfully diverting nearly two tonnes (1900... Read More

Elevated arsenic levels detected in Waikato River

Elevated levels of arsenic have been detected in treated water from the Waikato River, affecting water supplies in Auckland and Waikato. The Government... Read More

New speed limits in place for BoP rivers

From Sunday, December 1, sections of the Kaituna and Tarawera rivers will have a new 5-knot speed limit. Bay of Plenty Harbourmaster Jon Jon Peters said following... Read More

Banners to BBQs: Road safety to take centre stage

Downtown Mount Maunganui will be engulfed in orange today, as more than 700 primary and intermediate school students march and wave banners in the Road Safe... Read More

Tauranga set to host NZ skateboarding event

Next March, for the first time ever, Tauranga will host the Skateboard Nationals, New Zealand's premier skateboarding event where some of the country's top skateboarders... Read More

One dead, 14 injured after tourist bus crash

One person is dead and 14 others are injured after a small bus loaded with international tourists collided with two vehicles on a straight stretch of State Highway... Read More

How satisfied is Tauranga with its new council?

People are happier with Tauranga's new council than they were with the commission, a survey shows — but Mayor Mahé Drysdale is not happy with the... Read More