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Whitianga Summer Concert cancelled

Whitianga Summer Concert is being cancelled due to the severe weather. In a post to Facebook, organiser Greenstone Entertainment says after the continued disruption... Read More

No 4 bridge washout “inconvenient but manageable“

Access to 30 homes on a rural road in Te Puke will be limited for at least another week while council works to install a temporary bridge. A bridge over Raparapahoe... Read More

Red rain warning, Rotorua urged to prepare

Rotorua Lakes Council is urging residents to prepare for the incoming severe weather, after a red rain warning was issued earlier this afternoon for the Bay of... Read More

Further slips expected for Coromandel

Further slips "are to be expected" for Coromandel residents tonight, as severe weather is set to hammer the region. A Waka Kotahi spokesperson says the level... Read More

Slip closes SH2 Karangahake Gorge

State Highway 2, Karangahake Gorge is closed due to a slip. Motorists are being told to avoid the area or delay their journey if possible. "A slip has blocked... Read More

Food exports increase in 2022

Total exports saw a growth of $8.7 billion (14 percent) to $72.2 billion in the year ended December 2022 compared with 2021, Stats NZ said today. Annual imports... Read More

Live: Red rain warning, Tauranga urged to prepare

Tauranga City Council is urging residents to "be prepared" for severe weather tonight, after a red rain warning was put in place for the region. MetService issued... Read More

Grand Chateau Tongariro Hotel to close permanently

Iconic Ruapehu hotel the Grand Chateau Tongariro has confirmed it will be closing for good in a move Ruapehu Mayor Weston Kirton​ says has left him 'reeling”. The... Read More

Red alert: Highest weather warning for BOP

The heavy rain warning for the Western Bay of Plenty and Tauranga city has now been upscaled to a red alert, a step more serious than the previous orange alert... Read More

Flavour festival returns to BOP

Gourmands hungry for foodie fun have just a few days to wait before the Flavours of Plenty Festival launches its lip-smacking line-up. Ticket sales open... Read More

Close call: Man evacuated ‘like a bad dream’

A man evacuated from the Maungatapu slip area in the early hours of Saturday morning describes the event as "like a bad dream". Ned Nicely is a 76 year old American... Read More

Jazz returning to Tauranga this Easter

Preparations are well underway for the Port of Tauranga 60th National Jazz Festival. From April 1 to April 10, a variety of jazz events will showcase some of... Read More