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$500K for Tauranga woman to get on property ladder Grace Glover enjoying winning her prize with her parents Caroline and Brett Glover. Supplied photo. '); } else { // } Tauranga's newest resident now has a $500,000 start on the property ladder. Grace Glover is moving to the city this week to start a new job at an insurance company. She lost her job as a tour guide as a result of Covid. And now, thanks to the Long White Win a Bach campaign from Asahi Beverages, Grace's bach dream is now a reality, with her name randomly chosen in an Instagram competition, which saw ...

Serious injuries reported in SH2 crash The crash was called into police at 7am. Photo: Jay Brandon. '); } else { // } UPDATE 8.33AM: Delays are expected on State Highway 2 following a two-car crash. Emergency services were called to the scene of the crash, at the intersection of SH2 and Youngson Road, around 7am. A police spokesperson says one person is reported to have sustained serious injuries and another person moderate injuries. The northbound lane was blocked, but NZTA is reporting that both lanes of the highway are now open. However, delays are still expecte...

Passenger’s story of Tauranga plane evacuation Fiona Birchall has told her story of today’s Tauranga plane evacuation. Photo. Fiona Birchall. '); } else { // } A passenger on a plane evacuated prior to take off at Tauranga Airport is praising the response of all involved to the hair-raising incident. Emergency services were called to the airport shortly before 8am this morning. Air New Zealand flight 8807 was scheduled to take off from Tauranga, heading for Christchurch, at 6.15am but never took flight. Fiona Birchall was sitting in seat 6A on the outbound fl...

Te Waihi estuary clean up ideas sought Wai Kokopu restoration coach John Burke. '); } else { // } The group leading the charge to clean up Te Waihi estuary in the Bay of Plenty will be hosting a farm advisory meeting that will provide a forum for discussion and ideas on how to work together to revitalise the catchment. Wai Kokopu, made up of tangata whenua, landowners, environmental care groups, Maori agribusiness, residents and ratepayers, is committed to replenishing and revitalising the health of the estuary between Maketu and Pukehina. The estuary is fed by w...

Plane evacuated at Tauranga Airport A plane load of people were evacuated this morning. Photo: Rosalie Liddle Crawford. '); } else { // } Fire crews have responded to an incident at Tauranga Airport. Details are limited but SunLive has been told that people have been evacuated from a plane. Fire and Emergency New Zealand confirm they have been on the scene at the airport. “We have been on the scene at Tauranga Airport regarding an incident on a plane,” says northern fire communications shift manager Mark Richards. “All our units have now been stood down and i...