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Armed police called to alleged robbery Armed police have been called as a precaution, says police. File photo. '); } else { // } Armed police are at the scene of an alleged aggravated robbery in Thames. A police spokesperson says a bar-and-grill in Pollen Street has been targeted in an aggravated robbery this morning. They say armed police have responded to the incident as a precaution, but the Armed Offenders Squad has not been called. Newshub reports that no one has been injured in the robbery. “Police are continuing area enquiries to locate the offender and de...

Emergency services were called to the incident around 10:25pm, says a police spokesperson. “Sadly attempts to revive the man were unsuccessful and he has died at the scene,” they say. The death will be referred to the Coroner. '); } else { // replace with your tablet/desktop ad unit id 300x250 document.write(' '); }

A goal achieved for Blue Rovers FC Blue Rovers Junior Football Club in blue and Cambridge Football Club. Supplied image. '); } else { // } Tauranga Blue Rovers Junior Football Club is excited to receive a grant of $15,000 to go towards the costs of new goal equipment. Club Spokesperson Yvonne Armitage says the majority of their previous equipment was over ten years old, so they are delighted with the grant from the New Zealand Community Trust. “The design of these goals no longer complies with the current health and safety requirements of Tauranga City Council an...

Te Puke car fire set vegetation alight FFire crews working to extinguish the fire. Image: Western Bay of Plenty District Council. '); } else { // } UPDATED 9.50am: Two fire crews attended a car fire that blocked a road in Te Puke this morning. The car, at the intersection No 3 Road and Te Puke Highway, was well alight when crews arrived says Fire and Emergency NZ northern communications shift manager Carren Larking. She says some vegetation also caught alight but the fire was “quite minor”. A unit from Te Puke and one from Mount Maunganui were called to the fi...

Matariki holiday dates announced '); } else { // } Dates for the new Matariki public holiday for the next thirty years have been released by the government. The extra public holiday will always be on a Friday and next year’s is on June 24.   The calendar date for holiday will shift each year to align with the maramataka (Māori lunar calendar). “Matariki will be our first public holiday that recognises Te Ao Māori and will be one that is uniquely New Zealand,” says, acting Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritag Peeni Henare. “Mātauranga Māor...