10:10am Fri 26 Apr, 2024
'The heartbeat of the lake has gone”, says the man petitioning Rotorua Lakes Council to help get the dry-docked and in liquidation Lakeland Queen back... Read More
09:15am Fri 26 Apr, 2024
An aerial survey along the Bay of Plenty coastline aims to create detailed 3D maps to help inform communities about the risks of coastal flooding and provide... Read More
08:30am Fri 26 Apr, 2024
Former mayor Tony Bonne has added his voice to the opponents of Whakatāne District Council's proposed average rates rise of 17.1 per cent, saying it's... Read More
08:00am Fri 26 Apr, 2024
A Rotorua Lakes councillor says Government agencies have 'taken us for fools” over the city's controversial emergency housing motels. It comes after... Read More
07:30am Fri 26 Apr, 2024
Coastguards across the country will leap from 1000s of feet in a national effort to raise funds to help keep kiwis safe out on the water. Among those skydiving... Read More
07:00am Fri 26 Apr, 2024
After paying up to $100,000 for a report about how to make environmental improvements to Sullivan Lake, Whakatāne's council appears to have no plans to... Read More
06:45am Fri 26 Apr, 2024
New Zealand is being warned to brace for a good ol' fashioned Autumn sou'west flow with Friday seeing cooler/colder weather spreading across the country. WeatherWatch... Read More
06:30am Fri 26 Apr, 2024
'To my Dad….” A brief, heavy-hearted note, penned in tidy block letters, just last week. '...you are loved, often in my thoughts, and... Read More
07:00pm Thu 25 Apr, 2024
After pedalling through a lush landscape, with a few puddles left over from Saturday to avoid and one swamp monster to meet, participants in Sunday's Great K... Read More
06:00pm Thu 25 Apr, 2024
The people have spoken, with Pāpāmoa café Pearl Kitchen winning a top award during the Flavours of Plenty Festival for the second year in a row. Pearl... Read More
04:58pm Thu 25 Apr, 2024
Fourteen lucky Lotto players will be celebrating a midweek windfall after each winning $15,116 with Lotto Second Division in Wednesday night's live Lotto draw.... Read More
03:00pm Thu 25 Apr, 2024
When a 12-year-old surfer came within touching distance of a shark yesterday at Omanu Beach, his first reaction was to stay calm and quietly lead his younger... Read More