City Life

Retaining wall crashes on to neighbour's roof

A Tauranga homeowner was 'shocked” when he got an early morning visit from his neighbour saying his retaining wall was on their roof. Philip Raath,... Read More

Power cut to 600 more homes near Tauranga

A power outage has occurred in the rural community of Te Puna on Tauranga's city fringe, cutting off a further 613 properties from the grid. Powerco, the... Read More

New 40-tonne digger to help tackle massive slip

Crews continue to make steady progress at the Goldsmith slip site on State Highway 2 through the Waioeka Gorge. The slip was the first from the Ōpōtiki... Read More

Mount landslide rescue could take days, police

Police Commissioner Richard Chambers says it could take 'days” for rescue teams to reach the 'multiple” missing beneath the rubble at the Mount Maunganui... Read More

Camper praises ‘hero’ woman in shower block

The Herald understands from a source involved in the Mount Maunganui rescue efforts that as many as nine people are unaccounted for under the landslide. Police... Read More

Evacuation after landslide hits neighbouring homes

A rural Pāpāmoa resident has described 'climbing through the mud” to find his neighbour's house had been flattened by a landslide. Lindsay Putt... Read More

BOP storm: Two missing after Welcome Bay slip

Two people are missing following a slip in Welcome Bay, Tauranga. Police were called to the incident around 4.15am; one other person was seriously injured... Read More

Tauranga Waitangi festival brings history to life

The Tauranga Moana Waitangi Day Festival returns to The Historic Village on Friday, February 6, with the event shaping up to be its biggest and most interactive... Read More

DoC tracks become half-marathon health challenge

New Department of Conservation initiatives aim to encourage people to take up the challenge to walk. The Hauraki Department of Conservation (DoC) team's new... Read More

Diver’s close-up moment off Coromandel coast

A Coromandel teen diver was left fizzing after an 'epic” up-close encounter with a pod of orca. Lexi Henderson came face-to-face with the majestic... Read More

Rescues spike as crowds pack BOP, Waikato

Surf lifeguards responded to multiple emergencies across the Bay of Plenty and Waikato over the weekend. Nationally, Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ)... Read More

Man dies after Coromandel beach water emergency

One person is dead following a water-related incident at Hāhei Beach. Hato Hone St John said it was notified of an incident at the Coromandel beach at 3.23pm... Read More