Corrections Minister Anne Tolley officially opened the Tauranga South Community Probation Service Centre on Chadwick Rd yesterday.
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Plans to build a 6.5km walkway and cycleway through Papamoa's main coastal dunes have been opposed by the areas's sub-tribe, Nga Potiki.
In many respects the duty of performing music is just to be able to pass on the skills you've gained over the years. -David Fiu, NZ Army Band
The Bay of Plenty Vintage Car Club Easter parade and open day takes place on Saturday and Sunday in and around Tauranga city and the flavour is the early 1900s.
Nearly 10 months on from the discovery of the body Jordan Voudouris outside his Paeroa pizza restaurant, Waikato police continue their investigation.
Simon Chisholm still has a brain injury nearly eight months after being punched unconscious during a game - and could die if he suffers another blow to the head.
My thoughts are with you Simon...as you learn more from the neurologists (brain injury specialists for the uneducated) the more you will learn how to understand and come to terms with the head injury you have sustained.Tiredness and exhaustion after...
By all accounts, this year's Beach Hop was the biggest - with a crowd estimated by organisers to be more than the 100,000 who attended last year - and the best.
A special event for the Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust took place recently when two pair of Kiwi were transferred to enjoy a freer lifestyle.
The Bay of Plenty Steamers have signed a pair of promising young Chiefs players ahead of this year's ITM Cup campaign.
I have reservations. Where do we draw the line? At up to 2m wide and made of metal, what will be the overall environmental and aesthetic costs of this cycleway?
Is there anyone at all that might benefit from this attack on nature's wonder? Let THEM cough up the money to compensate residents as well as pay for the travesty.
Natural products companies learned about the benefits of doing business in the Western Bay of Plenty in a targeted Priority One marketing campaign last week.
Air ballon ride at Pillans Point School in Tauranga - March 27th, 2013. Photos:... more
Junior Bay golfers head to NZ final. more
CCTV footage of the attempted robbery of the Crazy Clearance and Convenience... more
Omanu fronted with a record 67 athletes, joining nearly 250 other club members... more
Car fire on Taumata Rd more
Hairy Maclary character Hercules Morse is going to immortalised in bronze on... more
Scrub fire in Welcome Bay. more
Rena salvage operations have already cost $275 million. The community is to be... more
Baypark Speedway on Saturday night. Photos: Colin Smith. more
Te Puke Endurocross. Photos by Colin Smith. more
A great turnout and scorching weather for Summerfest. more
A car crashed and ended up on the beach in Whangamata at around 11.30am on... more
New images have captured a 10,000sq m underwater metal "graveyard" that will... more
Hot rods and historic racing cars at the Waihi Beach Dirt Track Club. more
Blaze in Papamoa. more
Photos of a house fire on Te Koari Drive in Brookfield, supplied by Tony Lee... more
Tauranga boutique Seafood Festival 2013. Photos by: Kutz Photography. more
Police try to locate the owner of this abandoned vehicle found on Papamoa Beach... more
As the season of mellow fruitfulness starts to take hold, with the promise of crisper days and blazing leaf displays, our great adventure capital of Queenstown is good to go.
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Dan and Honor Carter welcomed a baby boy into the world on Thursday. The high profile sporting pair's first child, a son, named Marco James Carter, was born on March 28. Honor Carter tweeted this afternoon, "we're thrilled to announce the birth of our son, Marco James Carter, born 28th March, happy, healthy & handsome :)". A picture of the child's hand accompanied the tweet. -nzherald.co.nz
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