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Tauranga man reported missing found safe Henare was found safe this morning. ); } else { // } Henare was reported missing from his Gate Pa home on Tuesday evening. Police have been searching for the man, and reached out to the public via social media on Wednesday for any informaiton that would lead to his whereabouts. In a post on the Bay of Plenty and Taupo Police Facebook page, police say he was found safe this morning. "We would like to thank the public very much ...

-On the road, Mt Maunganui College -Big Angry, Otumoetai College -Flex, Tauranga Boys College The Bay Of Plenty regional final will take place at Totara Street on May 29 at 7pm. Tickets are $10 for school students or $20 for adults from the venue or at the door. The Smokefree Tangata Beats Award goes to Tu Tae Te Akitu from Rotorua Boys High School, who will now submit footage to be selected for the national finals in Auckland on September 17. ); } else { // replace with your tablet/desktop...

Tauranga Business Awards return for 2021 Tauranga Chamber of Commerce CEO Matt Cowley at the awards last year. Photos: Salina Galvan Photography. ); } else { // } Tauranga Chamber of Commerce’s annual Business Awards is back for 2021, with a new name and a refreshed approach to the organisation’s flagship event. Once titled the Westpac Tauranga Business Awards, the event has been renamed to the Tauranga Business Awards, following the departure of the event’s pr...

SH2 median barrier a “band-aid fix” Road safety campaigner Andrew Hollis at the site of a proposed roundabout at the SH2 Esdaile Road intersection. Photo: John Borren/SunLive. ); } else { // } A proposed median barrier on State Highway 2, between Katikati and Pahoia, is causing a stir with residents and a road safety campaigner. There are also suggestions that Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency’s public consultation may have “missed the mark”. The me...

Tauranga MP announces “deeply personal” memoir Tauranga MP Simon Bridges is releasing a book later this year. File Image. SunLive. ); } else { // }   Tauranga MP and former National party leader Simon Bridges is releasing a book later this year but is keen to stress that it is not a strictly political memoir, or a sign of any potential opposing party leadership challenge.   Bridges announced the release on his Twitter account this week, with the book entitled �...

Sewer line overflow in Mount Maunganui Photos: John Borren. Sewer lines across a main road in Mount Maunganui are currently overflowing. The overflow is currently covering the footpath and road along Hewlett’s Road, by Evo Cycles. A caller to the SunLive 0800 number describes the impact of the overspill. “You can quite clearly see the water coming out of the manholes out on the road,” he says. “You can see all the sediment and everything else that has been left behind from it and then ...

Arrest made following fatal crash on TEL The accused will be appearing in Tauranga High Court on May 26. File photo. ); } else { // } A 29-year-old man has been charged following a fatal crash on the Tauranga Eastern Link Road near Papamoa earlier this year. Uthai Phonphong was killed in the crash which occurred on January 17, 2021. At the time of the crash, emergency services say two vehicles were involved in the crash, a 4X4 vehicle and a car. Following a four mont...

McCullum hitting Tauranga Gala Dinner for six Brendon McCullum is one of the star attractions for the Tauranga Gala Dinner this year. Supplied photo, ); } else { // } International cricket icon, Brendon McCullum, has been announced for this year’s Tauranga Gala Dinner. The event, into its ninth year, will be held on Friday, July 16, at Trustpower Baypark Arena and is tipped to be a star-studded night of 5-star entertainment. "Adding to the celebrations this year a...

Tauranga armed robbery witnesses sought The robbery took place around 11.30pm on Wednesday. File photo. ); } else { // } At 11.30pm on Wednesday, a man burst into a premises in Maungatapu. Police say the premises was open at the time. "He was holding a firearm and threatened staff," says a police spokesperson. "He removed the till and left with it." Police are making a number of enquiries to identify the offender, including reviewing CCTV footage. We would like to sp...

Council: You have a week to collect your horses The Opotiki District Council would like those grazing 19 horses in its Richardson / Ford Street paddocks to come collect them before Thursday – or it may put them down. TROY BAKER / WHAKATANE BEACON. ); } else { // } People illegally grazing horses on Opotiki District Council land have until Thursday to move them or they may be put down. There are 19 horses grazing in the councils newly fenced paddocks off Richard Str...