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Discoloured water flowing from Tauranga taps

Discoloured water is flowing out of taps in Tauranga CBD homes and businesses. A water mains break in the Tauranga CBD overnight, Thursday, 11 January 2024,... Read More

NZ's biggest worm farm: Town fed-up

A Kawerau resident has described the smell wafting over the town from a nearby worm farm as like "pungent, raw sewage". Mike Burrell is one of at least 37... Read More

Elite women’s field for 2024 Tauranga Half

This year's Calley Homes Tauranga Half has assembled an incredible elite women's field with two top internationals and two local legends on the start line at... Read More

Vehicle crashes into parked cars

Update: Police have arrested a woman following the collision and charged her with various driving offenses. Earlier: Police are investigating a crash where... Read More

Widower decides against watching memorial tree die

Riverside Drive resident Don Meads has decided that rather than watch the kōwhai tree he scattered his wife Maryanne's ashes under die from a traumatic relocation,... Read More

Young Flynn to the rescue

Tauranga's Flynn Weatherall has just become one of the youngest club captains in the country, assuming duties at his Omanu club last month after the position... Read More

Think twice before you turn the tap!

Tauranga's Water Watchers Plan is in full swing for summer with keen gardeners and lawn enthusiasts finding creative and clever ways to use water wisely, says... Read More

Northern Brave back in the BOP

The Northern Brave are back at Bay Oval for two key matches against the Auckland Hearts and Aces. Both sides have made two changes, with Pete Bocock and Neil... Read More

Sharing summer with our sealife

A Mount Maunganui-based marine biologist and conservationist is appealing for locals to respect sea life when they take to the water this summer. Dr Helen... Read More

Cooler weather on the horizon

MetService is forecasting high temperatures to endure through the weekend, with warm northwesterlies developing again on Saturday. A warm, moist northwesterly... Read More

A heartfelt connection for superstar volunteer

Every February for the past twelve years, Jean McLarnon has been at the forefront of the Heart Foundation's Big Heart Appeal street collection in Tauranga,... Read More

Health warning issued for Lake Rotorua

A health warning has been issued by the local Medical Officer of Health for Lake Rotorua due to a potentially toxic algal bloom. During the warmer months... Read More