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NZCT Grant Gees-up Racecourse Park reinvention

New Zealand Community Trust has awarded the Eastern Bay of Plenty District Trust a $75,000 grant to upgrade key facilities at Racecourse Park in Te Teko, Whakatane,... Read More

Child abuse images: Preschool teacher charged

A woman working as a preschool teacher has been arrested and charged with possessing objectionable child abuse images. Shocked parents at a Tauranga preschool... Read More

Tauranga school leavers to embark on epic trip

Tauranga school leavers Olly Dow, Thomas Winter and William Dunn are set to embark on an epic adventure across the North Island. On Wednesday, the trio... Read More

Hīkoi mō te Tiriti under way in Rotorua

Hīkoi mō te Tiriti protesters are marching up Rotorua's Fenton St this morning The protest moves to Hawke's Bay next before making its way to Parliament on... Read More

Fishing club to move to avoid flood risk

Whakatāne Sportfishing Club senior members have overwhelmingly backed a plan to shift the club's building away from the wharf to avoid the risk of future flooding... Read More

Tauranga couple hit Lotto jackpot

A Tauranga couple hit the jackpot last weekend, winning half of a $10 million prize and sharing it with an Auckland family. Both claimed their prizes within... Read More

Gardens and Arts Festival: Tickets still available

Don't miss out on the Bay of Plenty Garden & Art Festival. Tickets are still available for this vibrant event, which includes the Palmers Bethlehem-sponsored... Read More

Tauranga woman helps flood-ravaged homeland

A Spanish early childhood educator living in Tauranga is raising money for pre-schoolers affected by her home country's worst natural disaster in modern history. More... Read More

Health NZ's bid to remove Milo from staff rooms

Health New Zealand's "misguided" bid to remove Milo from staff rooms could have ended up costing it millions of dollars, according to one doctors' union. Health... Read More

Food prices drop; milk, butter rise

Monthly food prices fell 0.9% in October compared with September, according to figures released by Stats NZ today. The largest contributor to the fall was... Read More

How do places get their names?

In a free public panel discussion at the University of Waikato Tauranga campus this month, geographers from Aotearoa and abroad will explore the impact place... Read More

Fuel removal from sunken ship starts soon

Fuel removal from the sunken New Zealand navy ship HMNZS Manawanui which ran aground in Samoa last month is almost underway. The New Zealand Defence Force... Read More