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Shortfall: Doctors warn fees will need to rise

Primary health providers are rejecting Health NZ / Te Whatu Ora's increase of four per cent to core general practice funding. They say the government... Read More

Slam dunk: Tauranga basketballers shine

Tauranga's under-16 girls basketball team are right on target shoots their shot and have scored a place in the national finals. The team won their semi, meaning... Read More

Motocross accident: Casey determined to walk again

Bay of Plenty gym owner Casey Brady is 'determined” to walk again. The 31-year-old was left paralysed from her lower chest down after a motocross... Read More

Tauranga elections: One day left until polls close

Tauranga will have a mayor and councillors for the first time in years after voting in the local body election closes at midday Saturday. The last council... Read More

Boat ramp parking charge not on, says fisherman

Boaties will now have to pay to park their trailer near some boat ramps in Tauranga. It will cost $20 a day to park a boat trailer near the Pilot Bay, Sulphur... Read More

Tauranga arson trial abruptly ends

For three days, Scott McIntosh has denied being the person who burnt down his ex's house after earlier setting fire to a BMW belonging to a man he thought... Read More

The votes are in for WBOP Council by-elections

The votes are in for Western Bay of Plenty District Council's two by-elections, to fill the vacant Council and Community Board seats. Laura Rae has been elected... Read More

Tauranga election: A guide for voters

Tauranga will choose who will be running their city for the first time in five years on Saturday. Here's everything you need know ahead of the polls closing... Read More

Beauty queens tap into the power of sisterhood

Deconstructing the American idea of beauty” and celebrating diversity is a key talking point for the Miss Rotorua beauty pageant, says director Kharl... Read More

Wet start to the weekend

Possible heavy rain for eastern and northern parts of the North Island is being forecast on Friday and Saturday as a low pressure system brushes past east of... Read More

‘Aviation history’ finds new Tauranga home

Tauranga's aviation museum will become the permanent home to a replica of what's believed to be the world's oldest powered flying aircraft. Classic Flyers... Read More

One critically injured in crash

One person is in critical condition following a serious crash. Emergency services were called to the single vehicle crash on Waihi Whangamata Road, near Parakiwai... Read More