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Three Bay of Plenty women up for Best Try of 2018 Award
Michaela Blyde, Kelly Brazier and Renee Wickliffe have been named among the top 10.
Bay vs Northland in ND Fergus Hickey Rosebowl campaign
Bay of Plenty will play Northland in ND Fergus Hickey Rosebowl at Bay Oval this weekend.
Central Indians could prosper from Mount absences
Mount Maunganui lose several starters in their match-up with Central Indians this weekend.
Maketū Coastguard offers bar crossing training
The Bar Crossing Training Event will be held from 8am on December 9.
Rotorua torn on Tauranga begging ban
Rotorua retailers debate a 5m bylaw similar to one that has been confirmed in Tauranga
'Ludicrous' - other councils on begging bylaw
'If they can make it stick we may follow suit'
Should Rotorua follow Tauranga's begging ban?
Rotorua residents share their opinion on a begging ban in the city.
Toi Ohomai course to open tertiary doors
New courses helping kura kaupapa students transition to tertiary study.
NZ sevens clean up at Bay of Plenty Sports Awards
The 50th annual Bay of Plenty Sports Awards were held in Tauranga on Friday night.
Opinion: Ditch the screens, go back to books
The younger generations we are creating are skimming more and remembering less.
Hall of Fame status for Mount Maunganui icon
A Mount Maunganui icon has received Hall of Fame status on a global website.
All Blacks Sevens preparing for Dubai
Back from injury, Bay sevens player Ngarohi McGarvey-Black is happy to be contracted.
Motivation no issue for Black Ferns Sevens
The Black Ferns Sevens in full preparation mode for the Dubai Sevens.
Quintet sign for All Blacks Sevens
The All Blacks Sevens have locked in five more players going into the new season.
Bay of Plenty biosecurity champions win national awards
Biosecurity NZ announced the winners of the 2018 New Zealand Biosecurity Awards.
Tommy Wilson: Desperate plight as rental hikes hit homeless
The more increases in rent, the more are homeless — the equation is that simple.
'Te Arawa took those trenches'
100 years on and one soldier's story is a taonga passed on to future generations.
Stories of those who served and gave their lives
How the stories of those who served and sacrificed their lives are still being told.
The Kiwi soldier who almost made it home
Wounded and gassed on the battlefield, he made it back to New Zealand and headed for home.
Opinion: Great War stories touched a nerve
To read first-hand accounts of World War I breaks your heart and invokes waves of dismay.
Warnings as deadly disease strikes Bay of Plenty
Health authorities are warning of a national outbreak of fatal infectious disease.
Opinion: Get rid of Guy Fawkes
Why do we commemorate the foiling of a terrorist and attempted murderer?
Baby's miraculous ocean rescue: What happened next
Firefighter describes condition of cold, wet and hypothermic baby just after ocean rescue.
Bay of Plenty fire services have quiet night
Fireworks related callouts include a large vegetation fire at Papamoa Beach
Marking 100 years since the end of WWI
Armistice Day Commemorations for Tauranga and Rotorua
Calls for submissions on criminal justice system
Public can make submissions on the country's criminal justice system.
Paengaroa to Rotorua cycle trail given $150k
A cycleway between Tauranga and Rotorua has been given $150,000 to make it happen.
Oil spill on SH36 between Tauranga and Rotorua
Motorists are being warned of an oil spill on State Highway 36.
Car crashes on SH36 between Tauranga to Rotorua
Delays are expected after a car crash on State Highway 36 today.
Tauranga police seek wanted man
Police are looking for a man believed to be in the Western Bay of Plenty area.