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Record highs in vegetable prices Capsicum prices have reached an all-time high. Photo: MacKenzie Dyer. ); } else { // } The largest rise for vegetable prices in over four years pushed food prices up 1.4 per cent during the June 2021 month, Stats NZ says today. Vegetable prices rose 15 per cent in June, mainly influenced by rising prices for tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, broccoli and capsicum, which has reached an all-time high. . After adjusting for seasonal effects,...

Tauranga netball teams set for nationals Tauranga Netball Centre have several teams in national action this month. Photo. Daniel Hines. ); } else { // } Tauranga Netball Centre will have six teams in national tournament action over the coming week, starting with five teams playing in Taranaki this weekend. The club’s Under-16 A, Under-16 Mixed, Under-14 A, Under-14 B and Under-14 Mixed teams will take to the court at Netball Taranaki to compete in the Under-14 and...

Tauranga Boys‘ College romp to tournament win Tauranga Boys’ College First XI scored 33 goals on their way to victory. Photo. Supplied. ); } else { // } Tauranga Boys’ College’s First XI football team have won the 2021 Super Eight Schools tournament in Napier. A 3-0 win against New Plymouth Boys’ High School wrapped up an impressive performance from the TBC team, who went unbeaten throughout the competition. Alex Searle got the ball rolling in the final a...

BOP joins “Howl of a Protest” Kasey Maree says utes, tractors and vans are essential to tradies and farmers and is holding a protest against a Government penalty on their sale. BRAYDEN LINDSAY / WHAKATANE BEACON ); } else { // } Farmers, tradies and ute lovers from across the rohe will come together for a “Howl of a Protest” in the Bay of Plenty next Friday. The protest, organised by Groundswell New Zealand, is against the Government’s Clean Car Discount Sc...

Police urge people to think before they drink Major operations in May in both the North and South Islands saw hundreds of drivers processed for impairment-related offences because they decided to drink and drive. File photo/SunLive. ); } else { // } New Zealand Police are launching a new drink driving campaign encouraging drivers to consider other options to getting behind the wheel after drinking. “If there’s ever a time we want to get into the mindset of driver...

This will be the third power cut, with two unplanned outages earlier this week. A cable fault is being blamed for the two outages, which left more then 700 people without power on Tuesday. In a statement today, a Powerco spokesperson says customers affected by the cable fault in Katikati on Tuesdaywill be disconnected today between 10.30am and 1.30pm. "The damaged cable that caused Tuesday’s outage has been repaired, and today’s planned outage will allow crews to safely reconnect customers ...

Devonport Rd closure for new pedestrian crossings A section of Devonport Road will be closed for two weeks. Image: Google Maps. ); } else { // } A section of Devonport Road will be closed for two weeks, starting on Monday. The closure will be from Elizabeth Street and 2nd Ave, says a statement from Tauranga City Council. “The road will be closed to enable the construction of two raised pedestrian crossings on the north and south sides of the Devonport Road and Firs...

Posted on 07-07-2021 14:10 | By dumbkof2 do away with those govt people trying to tell us what to do. mahuta has already screwed up the democratic process. lets have a completely new election with all new councilors. Same old Posted on 07-07-2021 13:48 | By Informed So the councillors that ruined this city and acted worse than little kids are now playing the same old backstabbing games. Commissioners are the best thing that ever happened to this city and we need them in place for a long time ...

LIVE: Medsafe gives Janssen vaccine approval Photo: RNZ. ); } else { // } UPDATE: Medsafe has granted provisional approval of the Janssen Covid-19 vaccine for individuals 18 years of age and older, Covid-19 Response minister Chris Hipkins says. Hipkins and Director-General of Health of Ashley Bloomfield are also speaking to media with the latest on the vaccine rollout and cases. In a statement, Hipkins says provisional approval of the vaccine is the first step in the...

Power out again in Katikati File Image. Power is reported to be out again in Katikati this afternoon. SunLive has received several calls from people saying the power has been out since about 12.30pm. Powerco is reporting that 731 properties are affected by the outage. Damaged equipment is being put down as the cause of the power cut. This is the secdon day in a row Katikati has had power issues. More than 700 properties were affected by a power cut, which started at 9am on Tuesday. A Powerco sp...