Bay of Plenty Times photographers John Borren and George Novak have been out documenting the clean up of the large oil spill in Tauranga Harbour this week. Workers in protective gear cleaned parts of the shoreline in Maungatapu, piling oil-coated vegetation and debris into plastic bags along the shore.
Image 1 of 15: Regional council workers Nathan Capper left and Reece Irving tying up bags. Photo/George Novak
Action from Te Puke Intermediate and Te Ranga School teams in the hockey, rip rugby, girls and boys rugby and netball competitions from day 3 of AIMS Games 2024.
More than 2500 people have marched on State Highway 2 and Hewlett’s Road after gathering at Whareroa Reserve this morning to join a national day of disruption launched by Te Pāti Māori to coincide with Budget day.
Act party leader David Seymour was taking off just as the party was dropping in the polls.
Seymour took to the skies in a classic Boeing Stearman bi-plane ahead of a public meeting at the Classic Flyers Aviation Museum in Mount Maunganui on Wednesday night. At the same time, the latest 1News Verian poll suggested Act was down two percentage points.
Te Puke High School students took to the stage to celebrate the range of cultures within the school for the annual Multicultural Performance Evening last week. It was an evening of colour, skill, music and appreciation. Stuart Whitaker went along.
Vaishali McNeill, 15, died in a 2023 head-on crash with a truck. Parents Sarb Mann and David McNeill want harsher penalties for impaired drivers. Video / Andrew Warner, Supplied