Insect numbers continue to fall
We don't hesitate to get a can out to zap the buggers, or pour pesticides all over our precious plants. But they're little... read more
Additional school buses for Tauranga from Monday
Additional school buses will be introduced in Tauranga from Monday following complaints from parent about the bus service.... read more
Children playing with fireworks start scrub fire
The Fire Service has confirmed it was children playing with fire works that started a fire in Gate Pa overnight. Police... read more
“Scares the hell out of you”
The train driver calls it the “long loud” – a sustained and desperate blast of the locomotive horn. It's... read more
Police pursuit near Oropi
UPDATE 10.30am: A police dog was used to track down a driver who abandoned a Ute after a police pursuit in Tauranga last... read more
