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Tauranga teen's efforts take him to Europe!

A Te Puna 17-year-old is one cog closer to achieving his dream of becoming a professional mountain biker after securing a place to race in an overseas World... Read More

SH29 Kaimai Range closures for May

State Highway 29 pver the Kaimai Range will be closed for five nights later this month. The closure is scheduled to take place from Sunday, May 19, to Wednesday,... Read More

Studying wastewater for more sustainable outcomes

Researchers at the University of Canterbury are developing a new decision-making tool to help identify how to make wastewater treatment more sustainable. The... Read More

Duck season safety off to a flying start

There aren't too many weekends that Southlanders look forward to more than the opening of duck shooting season. It's a weekend that can be a rite of passage,... Read More

Tauranga dancers head to the world stage in LA

Tauranga dancers from Space Studios are heading to the World of Dance Competition after spending 120 hours practising over two weeks. 'Space Studios isn't... Read More

Daily school attendance data now available

A new online data dashboard released on Tuesday as part of the Government's school attendance action plan makes more timely daily attendance data available to... Read More

Starlink alert over Tauranga tonight

Starlink gazers in Tauranga will have two opportunities to view the satellite train tonight. In a post on Facebook, Tauranga Astronomical Society president... Read More

Transpower warns of possible power shortages

The national electricity grid operator is warning of possible insufficient power generation to meet households' demand on Friday. Transpower has issued... Read More

Police monitoring Killer Beez convoy to Rotorua

Police are monitoring gang members travelling from Auckland to the Bay of Plenty today ahead of the body of the Ponsonby Rd gunman being released from Rotorua... Read More

BOP farmer gifts 103ha for regional park

More than 100 hectares of unique farmland and native bush is being gifted to the Bay of Plenty in the hope it will become a regional park. Former Bay of Plenty... Read More

Whangamatā youth festival hits council hurdle

A multi-day youth music festival that could attract thousands of people to Whangamatā over Christmas and the new year has received opposition from authorities. Ollie... Read More

KidsCan welcomes food programme for under fives

KidsCan is welcoming the government's announcement of a new early childhood food programme to support 10,000 preschoolers living in poverty. Since 2019,... Read More