A tech-savvy method hooks keen anglers up with boats.
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The 50-year-old appeared at the Whakatāne District court this morning, nine months after Steven Taiatini's death.
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Tauranga City Council proposed two new 90-metre bus stops on either side of Durham St south at the Elizabeth St end.
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Organisers said the event was harmless and those in opposition should consider "there are more important things going on in the world than two people dressing up in frilly costumes reading to children".
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Police believe Steven Taiatini was run down by a four-wheel drive in Ōpōtiki on the night of June 9 last year.
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Over five days, officers executed 39 search warrants, seized 29 firearms and made 25 arrests. More than 11,000 cannabis plants were sprayed, recovered, or pulled from the ground.
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Commission Chairperson Anne Tolley said the decision to postpone the parking changes until 2025 would consider community feedback.
Monday 7:53pm
The 2024 New Zealand Surf Lifesaving Championships, held on Tauranga's Mount Manganui beach, drew more than 1370 athletes competing from 47 clubs across the country.
Monday 6:46pm
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One man was arrested amid the seizures from two addresses in Hastings and Tauranga last week.
Monday 12:07pm
Galina Turisheva can't say no to dogs in need, both here and in her homeland.
Sun, Mar 17
The crash involving a car and a motorcycle was reported to police just before 6pm on Saturday.
After 16 months and more than $40,000 in regulatory hoops, Jane Kay can finally call the house on her daughter’s Otakiri lifestyle property home.
Sat, Mar 16
Bore undergoing maintenance as a change in pressure caused bubbles and steam to billow from the Ambassador Thermal Motel driveway.
Thu, Mar 14
But a Rotorua councillor disagrees, referencing locals' "terrible, sad and upsetting stories".
Troubled SH29 about to undergo enabling works to improve safety on notoriously dangerous road, and increase development with thousands of houses to be built.
Wed, Mar 13
A resident said the strong smelling dust from the earthworks had penetrated right through their homes.
Five two-person accommodation units will be built on a 1.92 hectare site on Maraetotara Rd, in Ōhope in the Eastern Bay of Plenty.
It comes as new research shows underfunding is forcing some clinics to cherry-pick healthy patients.
Tue, Mar 12
Stage 1 of the stadium included 5500 new seats, new community spaces and a cafe, a new hybrid turf sports field and an improved entrance.
Lynne Coutts says she is allergic and could experience severe swelling if stung.
A heritage property in Tauranga was a funeral home for three decades, providing a place for people to farewell their nearest and dearest.
Karen Holland, mother of 31-year-old David Holland said that her son is her "waking thought" and her "last thought at night".
Sun, Mar 10
The lodge owner says she took good care of "the majority": "You can't please everyone."
Sat, Mar 9
If the council didn't adopt the rules, it risked losing funding for an essential highway roundabout.
The man contacted Coastguard at 10.24pm on Thursday and the situation was escalated to a mayday at 11.26pm.
Fri, Mar 8