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07:27am Fri 20 Nov, 2015
American competitive eater Matthew Stonie can chug down 62 hot dogs in 10 minutes. The 23-year-old, who can also plug away 25 Big Macs in 22 minutes, is the champion... Read More
03:34pm Thu 19 Nov, 2015
If you live in the Eastern and Western Bay of Plenty, are already receiving Individualised Funding or thinking about Enhanced Individualised Funding, the Western... Read More
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08:11am Mon 16 Nov, 2015
Western Bay of Plenty residents will get their chance to decide what gets top priority for erosion protection between private property, community infrastructure... Read More
10:10am Fri 13 Nov, 2015
Two years ago Auckland outdoor education teacher David Williams says he was your 'typical Kiwi bloke”. But there's nothing typical about Dave's goal: to be... Read More
07:19am Fri 13 Nov, 2015
The first tall ship alongside at the Tauranga waterfront, since the harbour bridge stopped traffic, is the voyaging waka Hinemoana, which is taking the opportunity... Read More
05:05pm Tue 10 Nov, 2015
Would you sign up to buy a new TV, when the contract requires 35 weekly instalments before you even get to switch it on? One door-to-door sales company's tactics... Read More
03:40pm Tue 10 Nov, 2015
A Tauranga builder is having to enlist the full-time services of a boutique architect as demand for mid to high end property, and land, in Papamoa continues to... Read More
05:10pm Mon 09 Nov, 2015
Domestic violence. It's a conversation typically kept behind closed doors. 'It's not ok' is the phrase the advertising campaigns say we should be shouting from... Read More
08:07am Fri 06 Nov, 2015
There is a lot of misconception when it comes to rodeo, says New Zealand Rodeo Cowboys Association board member Shane Bird. Shane is hitting back at claims the... Read More
02:00pm Tue 03 Nov, 2015
Let's imagine Brad Pitt is playing a role of a senior biosecurity officer who is charged with releasing an alien into the community to devour and destroy everything... Read More
09:30am Tue 03 Nov, 2015
They're called mumtreprenuers - mums in business, working from home, or simply juggling work, childcare and well… life. Two Tauranga mums are finding ways... Read More
08:00am Tue 03 Nov, 2015
I was born on Friday the 13th, Black Friday. If that start wasn't bad enough, things got worse. I was diagnosed with a heart murmur, I have developmental issues,... Read More