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“It’s the best job ever. I don’t think there’s a better one.”

Despite facing multiple attacks on the job, Tauranga police dog handler Scott Higby doesn’t see himself ending his patrols with police dog Chip anytime soon.

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The Government’s proposal to abolish NCEA is a “huge backward step” that feels like a return to the 1980s, a Bay of Plenty principal says.

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Bay of Plenty Steamers have made a commanding statement to launch their season for this year’s Bunnings National Provincial Championship with a 37-7 win against Tasman on Sunday at Tauranga Domain.

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Roads are reopening in the Eastern Bay of Plenty this morning after floodwaters inundated the region, cutting off access.

The main routes between Whakatāne and Ōpōtiki - Wainui Rd and State Highway 2 Waimana Gorge - were still closed.

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A tsunami advisory remains in place for New Zealand after a massive earthquake Wednesday morning.

The magnitude 8.8 quake struck off the coast of Kamchatka, Russia at 11.25am (NZT).

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The SPCA is stressing the importance of vaccination amid a spike in parvo cases in the Bay of Plenty.

Canine parvovirus, more commonly known as “parvo”, attacks the cells in the bone marrow and intestines and is highly contagious and often deadly.

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Coastal parts of New Zealand, including Tauranga, Whakatane, Opotiki, are under a beach and marine threat from the magnitude 8.7 Kamchatka earthquake, Russia. 🔗Full story via link in bio

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A large armed police operation is underway in the Bay of Plenty town of Maketū.

Police have cordoned off Maketū Rd and there was a “huge police presence” in the area, according to one motorist stuck in their car at the scene.

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A private helicopter reportedly experienced “violent shaking” just before it crashed in eastern Bay of Plenty.
Emergency services were alerted to the crash, which left three people injured on a rural residential property between Matatā and Thornton.

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Just three years ago, Whakatāne’s Rachel Weatherly was thriving on a football scholarship in the United States.

Today, at 23, she’s battling a complex and debilitating medical condition that has robbed her of her sporting dreams.

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Poor welding led to a cargo ship’s rudder breaking off as the vessel left Tauranga Harbour, an investigation has found.

Only the swift actions of the crew stopped the 177m, fully-loaded Achilles Bulker from grounding.

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A group of skiers had to be rescued after triggering an avalanche which buried two people - one who only had their hand protruding from the snow.

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A new children’s series is giving tamariki the chance to take the pilot’s seat.

‘Fly My Pepeha’ brings together te reo Māori, drone technology, and tamariki-led storytelling.

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Welcome Bay dog rescuer Billie Te Tau is on a mission to educate Tauranga residents on being safe around roaming dogs.

Te Tau started Bilbo’s Dogpaws Rescue from her home in 2011.

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Speedway will continue to race at Baypark in Tauranga giving the sport “certainty and longevity”.

Councillors approved extending Speedway Racing Ltd’s lease at Mercury Baypark Stadium until 2039 at a Tauranga City Council meeting this week.

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“Here at the circus, we always have more…” the lady ringmaster told the crowd under the big top tent at Mercury Baypark on Friday night. We’d just watched a man fly out of a human cannon ball and they were offering more...

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Tauranga karters filled the podiums at the National School Karting Championships.

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A surge in Bay of Plenty whooping cough cases among babies and small children is causing concern among health professionals.

A national whooping cough epidemic was declared in November.

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About 80 school-age kart racers, aged from 7 to 17 and coming from schools all around the country, will descend on the Western Bay of Plenty this month to vie for national titles in their respective classes.

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Ongoing parking issues in Mount Maunganui – including being completely full at peak times – had led Tauranga City Council to try to find out-of-the-box solutions.

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