06:00pm Tue 18 Nov, 2025
MetService has heavy rain warnings in effect for the Coromandel Peninsula until 11am tomorrow. A heavy rain watch is also in place for Waitomo, Waikato and... Read More
04:00pm Tue 18 Nov, 2025
The new Pāpāmoa East Interchange is progressing in its final construction phase. Work to install bridge barriers and remediate road surfacing on the Tauranga... Read More
03:00pm Tue 18 Nov, 2025
Twenty-four hours of heavy rain is looming for the top half of the North Island and forecasters are particularly concerned for the Bay of Plenty. Orange heavy... Read More
02:00pm Tue 18 Nov, 2025
A major Coromandel throughfare reopens this afternoon, three days ahead of schedule, NZ Transport Agency says. State Highway 25A that runs from Kopu on the... Read More
01:00pm Tue 18 Nov, 2025
Some Bay of Plenty kura are closed or partly closed after multiple brands of coloured play sand were found to contain asbestos. On Saturday, the Ministry... Read More
11:45am Tue 18 Nov, 2025
Time is running out for Pāpāmoa mother-of-three Kerry Bary. She does not know if she will live to see this Christmas. The 50-year-old was diagnosed with... Read More
11:15am Tue 18 Nov, 2025
Emily-Kay Livick never imagined she'd one day lead Achilles Tauranga Moana, but for her, volunteering has always been about whānau. Her son, Tamahau Hicks,... Read More
08:00am Tue 18 Nov, 2025
Western Bay of Plenty District Council's Water Services Delivery Plan has been assessed and accepted by the Local Government Secretary, marking a significant... Read More
07:30am Tue 18 Nov, 2025
By RNZ Ash from Whakaari/White Island has forced Tauranga Airport to cancel eight flights. Airport manager Ray Dumble said the last four flights departing... Read More
07:00am Tue 18 Nov, 2025
Bay of Plenty artist Kerrin Tilley, who paints by holding the brush in his mouth, has had three of his paintings published in an art calendar and Christmas card. The... Read More
08:00pm Mon 17 Nov, 2025
NZ Police and Health New Zealand are rolling out Phase Three of the Mental Health Response Change Programme following the successful implementation of Phases... Read More
07:00pm Mon 17 Nov, 2025
Today marks World Health Organization (WHO) Cervical Cancer Elimination Day, a global movement launched in 2020 when 194 countries, including New Zealand, committed... Read More