07:45am Sun 23 Feb, 2020
People are discovering the hidden gem that is the Oropi Sunday Market, only a 13 minute drive from Greerton Village. The first market of the year is underway... Read More
06:00pm Sat 22 Feb, 2020
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency reminds motorists that the Wairoa River Bridge on State Highway 2 will be closed overnight from 10.30pm on Monday, February 24,... Read More
08:45am Sat 22 Feb, 2020
Kia ora and welcome to Saturday February 22, 2020. Today is nine years since the 6.3 M Christchurch earthquake. Kei te maumahara matou ki nga tangata o Waitaha.... Read More
07:30am Sat 22 Feb, 2020
The MetService has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for parts of the central North Island this morning. The watch affects people in the Bay of Plenty, Rotorua,... Read More
08:06am Mon 17 Feb, 2020
Zespri has welcomed the successful result of legal action taken against a former kiwifruit grower who took Zespri's protected plant material to China where it has... Read More
03:45pm Sun 16 Feb, 2020
The Thames-Coromandel District Council is emphasising to residents that there is still an urgent need to conserve water across the region. 'Some of our river... Read More
09:00am Sun 16 Feb, 2020
Rebecca Penman has raised more than $20,000 to help with the wildlife relief in Australia and then headed to Victoria to offer her services. The Tauranga vet... Read More
12:00pm Sat 15 Feb, 2020
Making art and floral arrangements using driftwood from the beach was something my grandmother Esther Harvey loved doing. She'd find a curved, unusual piece of... Read More
11:15am Sat 15 Feb, 2020
The survey team at Bay of Plenty Regional Council had a Valentine's Day date to remember on Friday. They also displayed some creative problem solving involving... Read More
11:45am Thu 13 Feb, 2020
Melissa van den Heuvel, an Industry Systems Associate at NZ Avocado, has been named Bay of Plenty's Young Grower for 2020 at an awards dinner in Tauranga. The... Read More
03:30pm Sat 08 Feb, 2020
Real rain is arriving in Australia - a deluge big enough to extinguish major bush fires. But dry New Zealand has a longer wait. WeatherWatch.co.nz head forecaster... Read More
01:02pm Sat 08 Feb, 2020
For the first time in its 14-year history, more women than men have entered the annual Bay of Plenty Young Grower of the Year competition. The five women and... Read More