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Blayde to ride shotgun with Santa
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30C heat for east after lightning and rain

LOCAL

Whakatāne crash victim named, witnesses sought

140 lifeguards prep for challenging season
Check your ticket: Tauranga player wins $40k

Christmas has come early for one Tauranga household after...
Rotokākahi pipeline planning grievances aired

The Rotokākahi Board of Control has aired its grievances...
Speedway teen excels

Paengaroa's George Crawford has taken a significant increase...
Hard plastic: Tom & Luke Snackaballs recalled

Three flavours of Tom & Luke Snackaballs have been recalled because..

TRAFFIC & CRASHES

Whakatāne crash victim named, witnesses sought

Defendant in Rotorua drugged driving causing death
Detours: Bethlehem drivers face 15–22min delays

A section of Cambridge Rd in Tauranga will be closed for...
Power outage: Tauranga crash leaves road blocked

Powerlines are reported to be down after a crash in Welcome...

VIDEOS

Gun spotted in car turns out to be a toy

Watch: Reckless driving caught on dashcam

Restoration begins at historic Monmouth Redoubt

Large garage fire extinguished in central Tauranga

Sunday morning orca surfing encounter

Zac Green readies for D1NZ drifting grand finals

COUNCIL

Rotokākahi pipeline planning grievances aired

Rates caps backlash
New tsunami flood maps for Western BOP

New tsunami inundation maps are now available for the Western...
How Tauranga is rethinking smart city tech

A University of Waikato Tauranga graduate has received international...

BLOGS

When is it not okay?

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny How damned rude! How...
Hats off to The Greenroom

Music Plus with Winston Watusi [email protected] Sometimes...
Australian PGA grabs plenty of Kiwi attention

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid A...
When violence comes home

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny He's a little guy with...
Roadside mowing: we’ve heard you – change is coming

Words from the Western Bay Mayor with James Denyer I...
New Tauranga music – festive and not

Music Plus with Winston Watusi [email protected] How...
Test match cricket returns to the Bay Oval

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Hardcore...
All that jazz, and blues

Music Plus with Winston Watusi [email protected] I'm...

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Blayde’s fight: Rare syndrome, big dreams

05-Dec 08:36

Hard plastic: Tom & Luke Snackaballs recalled

05-Dec 08:05

Whakatāne crash victim named, witnesses sought

05-Dec 08:00

Rotokākahi pipeline planning grievances aired

05-Dec 07:30

140 lifeguards prep for challenging season

05-Dec 07:00

Speedway teen excels

05-Dec 06:30

30C heat for east after lightning and rain

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Should New Zealand raise the minimum age for social media use to 16?

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