Bay of Plenty e-bike demand soars - along with injuries
28 Jan, 2021 11:00 PM
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Dan Wallace from e-bike shop Electrify NZ Tauranga in Mount Maunganui says demand is through the roof . Photo / File
Dan Wallace from e-bike shop Electrify NZ Tauranga in Mount Maunganui says demand is through the roof . Photo / File
The number of people riding e-bikes in Tauranga, and losing control of them, has soared in the past five years. ACC data obtained by the Bay of Plenty Times shows the number of people injured in e-bike incidents has ballooned since 2016 when there were fewer than four e-bike related claims in Tauranga.
Christmas Appeal: Tauranga social clubs give back to Foodbank for Christmas
11 Dec, 2020 08:00 PM
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Mount Maunganui s Runners and Walkers president Julia Doake (left) and members Donna Kirkpatrick and Dawn Picken. Photo /George Novak
Mount Maunganui s Runners and Walkers president Julia Doake (left) and members Donna Kirkpatrick and Dawn Picken. Photo /George Novak
With one week to go, people are showing true community and Christmas spirit by joining forces to raise as much money and food for foodbank as possible.
The Mount Maunganui Runners and Walkers Club was one of those groups, donating a boot load of food and raising $580 for the Tauranga Community Foodbank in the fourth year of their annual collection.