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Loud screams heard as assault takes place

People were woken to loud screaming as an assault took place on The Strand in the early hours of Sunday morning. Cordons are still in place between the water... Read More

Assault on Strand leaves one critically injured

Update: 10.10am Police are continuing to investigate a report of an assault at The Strand in Tauranga at around 1.45am this morning. The victim, a man, received... Read More

Auschwitz Now exhibition opens tonight

An exhibition honouring the survivors of the holocaust through images of current day Auschwitz will open at Bethlehem College this evening. The photographic... Read More

Calling all stall holders and street performers

If you're a stallholder, food truck operator, street performer or musician and want the opportunity to promote yourself or your business at the Coro 200 Illume... Read More

Robyn Hay wins $5000 Trustpower photographic award

'Completed shocked. Completely surprised,” says Robyn Hays, stunned on learning she has won first prize in the 2020 Trustpower Photographic Exhibition.... Read More

Man charged after fatal police chase

A 28-year-old man has been charged following a fatal police chase early this morning in Rotokawa, near Taupo. The passenger, a 45-year-old man, died at the scene.... Read More

Tauranga Air Show a soaring success

Crowds by the thousands gathered at the Tauranga Airport on Saturday to watch planes of all different shapes and sizes take over the sky. The Classics of the... Read More

Planes take over Tauranga skies

A line-up of ex-military and aerobatic aircrafts entertained crowds of people ahead of annual Classics of the Sky - Tauranga Air Show. The Black Falcons performed... Read More

Black Ferns Sevens excited to play on home soil

The Black Ferns Sevens team trained in Tauranga this morning ahead of the HSBC World Series tournament next weekend. The resounding notion is one of excitement... Read More

BOP mudpool eruption part of a plan

It wasn't just boiling mud and steam that erupted into Susan Gedye's life when a mud pool unexpectedly opened up in her Rotorua garden, there were "beautiful... Read More

Man convicted following 13 hour police standoff

A 34-year-old man has been charged and convicted following a 13 hour standoff with Tauranga Police. The standoff started on Wednesday, January 8, and carried... Read More

Permanent fix for Oropi Road sinkhole

Work will start on a permanent fix for a sinkhole which formed on Oropi Road, Tauranga, in 2019. The sinkhole, near the Oropi Stream Bridge, was the result of... Read More