Rural
12:00pm Sun 22 Dec, 2019
With some people wondering where summer went earlier this week, the more settled weekend weather would have come as a relief. However, it remained relatively... Read More
10:00am Sat 21 Dec, 2019
A variety of wildlife inhabiting the Pukehina shoreline, saltmarsh and estuary area are dangerously threatened by roaming dogs at this time of year as the local... Read More
08:45am Sat 21 Dec, 2019
Kia ora and welcome to Saturday. It's a beautiful day in the Bay! E wha atu ano o nga po tae noa ki te whakanui tatou i te whanautanga o te Karaiti. Kia hari... Read More
03:00pm Sun 15 Dec, 2019
The NZ MetService have issued a severe weather outlook for Tuesday through to Friday. A large low will move across south-eastwards New Zealand on Tuesday, preceded... Read More
12:30pm Sat 14 Dec, 2019
Update, 4.15pm: Fire damaged a packhouse in the Western Bay of Plenty so severely that bulldozers were being discussed. Firefighters quickly got several calls... Read More
11:30am Sat 14 Dec, 2019
Stay cool but fence the pool. That's the message from Sport BOP, Water Safety NZ and Tauranga City Council, who are reminding the public that any pool filled... Read More
03:40pm Sun 08 Dec, 2019
The MetService has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning on Sunday afternoon for the areas of South Waikato, Taupo, Otorohanga and Rotorua. A Severe Thunderstorm... Read More
12:30pm Sat 07 Dec, 2019
The MetService have issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch which is valid until late this evening. The watch affects people in the Bay of Plenty, Rotorua, Taupo,... Read More
10:30am Sat 07 Dec, 2019
Mothers-to-be in Opotiki say it's unfair to close their only birthing centre at short notice. The Bay of Plenty District Health Board has closed the Opotiki... Read More
09:00am Sat 07 Dec, 2019
A cousin of a Tauranga man who drowned at a remote East Coast beach will always remember his "big, bright eyes". William John Marupo drowned on Wednesday morning... Read More
07:00am Sat 07 Dec, 2019
I've decided to become a backyard trapper. I always loved watching Daniel Boone, America's great frontiersman and explorer when I was growing up, and somehow... Read More
03:30pm Sun 01 Dec, 2019
Over 5,000 cyclists completed an amazing feat this weekend, taking part in the 43rd annual BDO Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge. There were events on and off the road,... Read More
29-Oct 15:57
Teen admits hammer attack after car-spiking arrest
29-Oct 13:39
Six-week repairs on Wairoa cycleway start Monday
29-Oct 09:00
Man's skull fractured in pub hammer attack
29-Oct 08:00
First patrol weekend: 19 rescued on Saturday alone
29-Oct 06:00
Fraudsters use one-time passcode to steal $4800
28-Oct 17:00
Lifestyle block owners warned over El Niño
28-Oct 13:06
Homicide inquiry: Police seek car sightings
28-Oct 11:45
Allard lays down early title marker at Baypark
28-Oct 10:55
Alleged theft-linked vehicle crashes into water
28-Oct 10:00
Pilot escapes injury after propeller breaks
28-Oct 08:00
Bay players feature in ND season-opener squad
28-Oct 07:00
Wind, rain and colder temperatures to sweep BoP
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