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12:25pm Fri 08 Sep, 2017
They've been described as looking like a child's coffin and have come in handy as a makeshift chilly bin. In fact, the timber boxes dotted around the urban backyards... Read More
12:20pm Fri 08 Sep, 2017
Tauranga City Council is breaching a second of its Te Maunga Wastewater Treatment Plant consents, this time with the ultra violet plant which is supposed to kill... Read More
12:14pm Fri 08 Sep, 2017
Mark the date in your diaries - the Weekend Sun Mount Busking Festival is celebrating its 21st year and will be held this year on Sunday, October 8. The event is... Read More
12:09pm Fri 08 Sep, 2017
A Maori language version of the Disney film 'Moana' is set to hit Tauranga movie screens in celebration of Maori Language Week. The newly-dubbed te reo Maori version... Read More
12:08pm Fri 08 Sep, 2017
Bike racks will be included on Bay Hopper buses with the new contract, says the Bay of Plenty Regional council's Public Transport Committee chairman councillor... Read More
10:19am Fri 01 Sep, 2017
For the first time in Tauranga City Council history, councillors have agreed to change the voting system which elects them into their three-year terms. City councillors... Read More
10:18am Fri 01 Sep, 2017
Although orchid growers 'invariably' kill a few plants they should chalk it up as part of the learning process, according to Tauranga Orchid Society president Conrad... Read More
10:17am Fri 01 Sep, 2017
It was a bunch of kids; 13 special children from eight local schools including Rotorua, having a big sports meet - all adaptive indoor games and events designed... Read More
10:13am Fri 01 Sep, 2017
Some Tauranga school buses look likely to survive the changing bus contracts following recommendations adopted on Friday by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council Public... Read More
10:12am Fri 01 Sep, 2017
It seems the allure of a 'lucky dip' never leaves some people. Tauranga Library's winter 'Risk it for a Biscuit' reading promotion has been a huge hit, with about... Read More
10:07am Fri 01 Sep, 2017
Life hasn't gone down the drain for a young Tauranga resident who was nominated in three categories for Industry Trainee of the Year. Fulton Hogan drainlayer Gunnar... Read More
10:04am Fri 01 Sep, 2017
They've got the animals, the people, willing sponsors, the will and the way. The only thing they're missing is the land. High Hopes Haven Rehabilitation and Educational... Read More