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Impacts of Chorus' fire-damaged cable widespread and significant 16 May, 2021 05:00 AM 4 minutes to read Chorus technicians under the Tauranga Harbour Bridge repairing a severely fire-damaged 96-fibre internet cable. Photo / George Novak Chorus technicians under the Tauranga Harbour Bridge repairing a severely fire-damaged 96-fibre internet cable. Photo / George Novak Just how much a major phone and internet outage across the Bay of Plenty cost the economy is yet to be determined but business and community leaders say it could be significant. On Friday Chorus' 96-fibre cab...

Unknown amount of wastewater spills into Tauranga harbour, people warned to stay away 21 Apr, 2021 04:41 AM 2 minutes to read People are warned to avoid Tauranga's tidal steps after a wastewater overflow. Photo / File Bay of Plenty Times The council is warning people to stay away from the tidal steps on Tauranga's waterfront after an unknown amount of wastewater overflowed from a pipe undergoing maintenance across the harbour. This afternoon, Tauranga City Council issued a statement saying there had been a wastewater overflow at the end of the Matapihi Peninsula. Council director of city wate...

Tauranga Christmas Appeal: Bureta Physiotherapy stretch their hand out for Tauranga Foodbank 14 Dec, 2020 11:00 PM 2 minutes to read Bureta Physiotherapy marketing manager Jess Prujean with the donated items. Photo / Leah Tebbutt Nappies, soap and a side of cereal are lining the foyer of Bureta Physiotherapy while it collects donations for the Tauranga Community Foodbank. For the fourth year running, the team in Bureta have set up their Christmas tree replacing presents with donations from clients and staff. The food collected will go towards the Bay of Plenty Times' annual six-week Christmas...