City Life

Truck breakdown causes delays

Delays are affecting drivers on Hewletts Road following a break-down of a truck. The truck has broken down near the Jean Batten Drive intersection. A photo sent... Read More

Construction of new surf club begins

Construction on the $3 million rebuild of the Mount Maunganui Surf Life Saving Club is now underway. The former club, which stood on its site on Mount Main beach... Read More

Earthquake reported in the Bay

People in Tauranga are reporting noticing an earthquake this morning. Someone who works on The Strand says they saw the television in their office swaying around... Read More

Museum deliberation day

City councillors are expected to make their call today on which of the museum options will be included in the Long Term Plan; a combined museum/library in the... Read More

Clark says abortion laws need updating

Former prime minister Helen Clark says abortion should be "simply a decision made between a woman and her doctor". Clark, who is also a former health minister... Read More

Sun and southerlies in the Bay

In today's weather forecast we are expecting a fine day with southerly breezes. It's a four-clothing and one-windproof layer day today with a high of... Read More

Pollution investigation in the Bay

Bay of Plenty Regional Council staff are in the process of hunting down the cause of a spill which has turned the water milky in a Bay of Plenty harbour. A post... Read More

Missing 12-year-olds found

UPDATED 8AM: The two 12-year-old boys missing since yesterday morning have been found. Both boys failed to show up at school in Fankton, Hamilton, and a search... Read More

Bella Vista: lawsuit filed against Council

Owners of two dangerous Bella Vista homes are suing Tauranga City Council. Lee and Denese Konowe and Ron and Sarah McDiarmid were to file the suit on Monday... Read More

More offenders back on the streets - Muller

Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller has expressed dissatisfaction with the government's decision not to go ahead with 'the much-needed Waikeria Prison just over the hill... Read More

Local Labour MPs to explain Budget 2018

Waiariki MP Tamati Coffey, along with local Labour list MPs Jan Tinetti and Angie Warren-Clark, will hold a free public hui in Tauranga this Wednesday, in order... Read More

WBOP teachers meet to discuss upcoming negotiation

Around 600 secondary teachers in Tauranga are meeting this week to discuss their upcoming collective agreement negotiations with the government. 'We teach because... Read More