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'Come out in force and see two bloody good teams put on a show'

The Bay of Plenty Steamers are favourites to lift the Mitre 10 Cup championship title.

Investigations launched after three vehicles torched

Both police and Fire and Emergency have labelled the incident 'suspicious'.

Only one team unbeaten in Baywide Cup cricket

Greerton lead the competition after beating Te Puke in a top-of-the-table match.

Bay of Plenty Steamers fans raring to go for home final

The Steamers smashed Manawatu 64-3 in the semifinal on Friday night.

Swim Rotorua head coach steps down. What's next?

"That's going to be the hardest thing - knowing my time with them is coming to an end."

Coulter in the thick of young player surge

22-year-old George Coulter is one of the younger players on the croquet green

Bay real estate company announces leadership changes

The new appointments will be effective from December 2.

Steamers rout Manawatu to book final berth

And the local side are on the rampage with a 64-3 win.

Confessions of a cleaner: Weird and strange items left behind revealed

Bodily fluids and false teeth are among the weird and wonderful things found by cleaners.

Power outages and trees down as wild weather hits the Bay

There was extensive damage experienced by residents, especially in the Western Bay

Volcanix end season of growth

The Bay of Plenty Volcanix ended their season with a 40-7 loss to Canterbury

Maketu Pies: Sale expected at end of week

The dust has settled after the initial receivership shock and an announcement is imminent.

Steamers semifinal: No ticket required

The Bay of Plenty Steamers will play their Mitre 10 Cup Championship semifinal in Rotorua.

Winners are grinners! Local lotto players in the money

Each player took away close to $6000 each in Saturday night's Strike Must Be Won draw

Rain, rain and more rain: Downpours to strike the Bay

Downpours are expected across the Bay of Plenty

Toi Iti's freshwater kaitiakitanga focus

Toi Iti, son of activist Tāme Iti, has won the Kōhi Māori seat.