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Warm nights on the cards Showers are expected for the Bay of Plenty on Sunday. '); } else { // } MetService is forecasting an end to the relatively settled conditions over Aotearoa during the weekend, as the ridge of high pressure over the country begins to drift away east. Meteorologist Alwyn Bakker says as the ridge moves off, it’s allowing a low pressure centre to move in from the Tasman Sea. “The low centre drags in warmer, moister air from the north, spreading cloud over Aotearoa this weekend, and bringing rain to most of Te Waipounamu/South Island.” Th...

Women taking security industry by the reins Jill Priest is paving the way for women in the security industry. '); } else { // } Security is an industry in which women have traditionally been under-represented. But Tauranga-based First Security client service manager Jill Priest has been working on changing this narrative with breaking stereotypes and paving the way for other women in security. Jill currently manages a team of 75 in the Coromandel through to the Eastern Bay of Plenty that is comprised of an incredible group of women. “Thirty-two of the 75 are fema...

'); } else { // } Labour MP Budget 2021 delivered a number of gains across all regions and sectors, and this week I want to focus on social welfare, housing and roads. We are lifting weekly main benefit rates by between $32 and $55 per adult, to align rates with a Welfare Expert Advisory Group key recommendation. This is expected to lift up to 33,000 more children out of poverty. Since 2017, some 109,000 whanau with children will be, on average, $175 a week better off as a result of changes to income support. This is important, as New Zealand should be the best ...

Six vehicles impounded after anti-social driving Police impounded six vehicles related to anti-social driving behavior. Photo. Bay of Plenty and Taupo Police Facebook. '); } else { // } Western Bay of Plenty Police have taken a hard line with anti-social driving behaviour in Tauranga and Mount Maunganui. Police received a number of complaints regarding driving behaviour in the area last Saturday. “Police take these reports seriously, and officers were quick to respond,” says a police statement on the matter. As a result of attending the scene, five vehicles wer...

Tauranga runner‘s sudden collapse Maree with husband Kunaal and boys (left to right), Rishi (4) Sachin (2 at the time) earlier this year before heading to a friend’s wedding in Hawke’s Bay. Supplied photo. '); } else { // } Tauranga runner and mother of two, Maree Rajpal is thanking the team of first responders who saved her life when she went into sudden cardiac arrest during the Hawke’s Bay half marathon. The 32-year-old was competing on Saturday, May 14, along with 8000 others, when she collapsed without warning. Fortunately, a number of medical profess...