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![SBW to suit up for Counties Manukau in Bay of Plenty clash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
SBW to suit up for Counties Manukau in Bay of Plenty clash
Sonny Bill WIlliams is off to Katikati to play rugby for Counties Manukau this weekend.
![Power cut to thousands after car hits power pole in Tauranga](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Power cut to thousands after car hits power pole in Tauranga
Police were called to the incident on Poike Road at 1.57pm.
![Drink your coffee and eat it too: Cafe serves up edible cups](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Drink your coffee and eat it too: Cafe serves up edible cups
Cafe-goers can drink their coffee and eat it too.
!['Don't even think about reading out a poem': Mount teacher signs off in her own words](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Don't even think about reading out a poem': Mount teacher signs off in her own words
A memorial service honouring Joanne Rye-McGregor will be held tomorrow at Mount College.
![Local Focus: Country Singer turned business advocate wants a shot at Council](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Local Focus: Country Singer turned business advocate wants a shot at Council
'The Council is broken' Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Local Focus: Mayoral candidate, Danny Cancian says vote for his opponent](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Local Focus: Mayoral candidate, Danny Cancian says vote for his opponent
'I'm not the bad guy everyone says I am'. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
!['I'm not the bad guy': Mayoral candidate Danny Cancian](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'I'm not the bad guy': Mayoral candidate Danny Cancian
'I'm not the bad guy everyone says I am'. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Lotto winner spends $6.5m in two years - find out on what](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Lotto winner spends $6.5m in two years - find out on what
A Tauranga Lotto Powerball winner has spent millions since his win.
![Measles alert for Basketball New Zealand under-15 Nationals attendees still stands](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Measles alert for Basketball New Zealand under-15 Nationals attendees still stands
Health authorities are urging people to stay vigilant.
![Armed police wake residents in early morning operation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Armed police wake residents in early morning operation
Armed police were spotted in Parkvale this morning.
!['Abhorrent and sickening': Council recipient of 'suspicious package'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Abhorrent and sickening': Council recipient of 'suspicious package'
The incident shut down parts of the Tauranga CBD on Friday.
![Housing village complaints: 'No one would want to live next door to it'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Housing village complaints: 'No one would want to live next door to it'
Incidents prompt management review at controversial transitional housing village.
![Te Puna Rugby Football Club's many milestones in 2019](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Te Puna Rugby Football Club's many milestones in 2019
Te Puna take Baywide men's premier championship title.
![Baywide women's final: Rangiuru crowned 2019 champions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Baywide women's final: Rangiuru crowned 2019 champions
Rangiuru and Whakarewarewa face off in Baywide women's final.
![Are you in pain? You're not alone](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Are you in pain? You're not alone
Sufferers and clinicians say we need better ways to manage chronic pain.
![Flooding risk for Canterbury, Otago; scattered showers for North Island](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Flooding risk for Canterbury, Otago; scattered showers for North Island
Canterbury and Otago are set to be battered with 70mm of rain over the next 24 hours.
!['The plane just kept shaking': Passenger describes terror over emergency landing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'The plane just kept shaking': Passenger describes terror over emergency landing
There were 41 passengers on the plane.
![Sage happy with Tauranga's hi-tech recycling project](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Sage happy with Tauranga's hi-tech recycling project
Minister in town to visit transfer station.
![Go-ahead given for tsunami siren installations](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Go-ahead given for tsunami siren installations
Tauranga City Council gives go-ahead to install up to 12 tsunami sirens in next two years.
![Racecourse eyed for housing, club in talks with Government](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Racecourse eyed for housing, club in talks with Government
'That is prime land for building houses'.
![Local Focus: Mayoral candidate insists she's not racist](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Local Focus: Mayoral candidate insists she's not racist
Margaret Murray-Benge running for mayor in Western Bay. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Granddaughter's plea: 'Irreplaceable' locket stolen in Tauranga burglary](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Granddaughter's plea: 'Irreplaceable' locket stolen in Tauranga burglary
Police urge people to contact them if they saw anything suspicious between July 8 and 9.
![One critically hurt in Tauranga crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
One critically hurt in Tauranga crash
The single vehicle crash took place on Welcome Bay Rd at about 3am.
![Tauranga stabbing: 'I've never seen anything like this around here'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Tauranga stabbing: 'I've never seen anything like this around here'
Police are speaking to someone in relation to the incident.
![More than 200 Mongrel Mob members in Rotorua for tangi](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
More than 200 Mongrel Mob members in Rotorua for tangi
He died last Wednesday surrounded by whānau.
![Being pissed off, sad, upset or deflated means you care](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Being pissed off, sad, upset or deflated means you care
Black Caps displayed the Kiwi fight we know and love in Cricket World Cup final.
![Kiwi broke own record for 1.4 tonne cocaine bust](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Kiwi broke own record for 1.4 tonne cocaine bust
Kiwi yachtie broke his own record for largest cocaine seizure in Australian history.
![On a mission to honour organ donors' 'gift of life'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
On a mission to honour organ donors' 'gift of life'
Kerry Hunt is on a mission to honour and raise awareness of organ donors.
![Tauranga top cops celebrate 126 years on the beat](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Tauranga top cops celebrate 126 years on the beat
Three of Tauranga's top cops celebrate 126 years keeping people safe.