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Lengthy road closures on SH35

State Highway 35 is expected to be closed for some time today while police respond to an incident reported at about 6.15am. The road closure is in the vicinity... Read More

0800 number set up for Covid swab results

If you've been waiting longer than three days/72 hours for your Covid-19 swab results there is an 0800 number available for follow-up. The Bay of Plenty District... Read More

Christmas forecast

As Kiwis across the country finalise their Christmas weekend plans the atmosphere seems to be playing along. MetService is forecasting the current, settled weather... Read More

Long-awaited SH5/SH36 Ngongotahā roundabout open

People traveling through the Ngongotahā roundabout can expect safer and more efficient journeys with the upgrade of the State Highway 5 / State Highway 36 roundabout... Read More

SH35 closed after serious incident

UPDATE 7.06AM: State Highway 35 is closed in the Bay of Plenty. A police spokeperson says SH35 is closed in the vicinity of Opape Beach east of Ōpōtiki while... Read More

Council: Links Ave trial achieved objective

Tauranga City Council says they received a 'significant amount” of feedback on the recent Links Ave cul-de-sac trial with a report set to be laid out to... Read More

Aus fund manager buys NZ care home portfolio

Australian property fund manager Centuria has bought a portfolio of New Zealand aged care homes as it looks to expand its presence in the sector. It is paying... Read More

Bus routes added to Tauranga locations of interest

Multiple bus routes around Tauranga are being added to the latest locations of interest for the region. People who were on Bus #306 bus on Saturday, December... Read More

Medsafe warning over mercury and lead in products

Medsafe is warning the public about mercury and lead in skin whitening, also known as lightening creams, after a case of possible mercury poisoning was reported... Read More

Studying a fragile and alien icy world

NIWA scientists are doing what no others have done before. In a mysterious world just below the Antarctic ice, a delicate web of ice crystals forms a habitat... Read More

Traffic build-up after two crashes in Tauranga

UPDATE 5.30PM: Police say it is fortunate that only moderate injuries have been suffered in a crash on State Highway 29. A two-vehicle crash occured just outside... Read More

Young women‘s plea after home on wheels stolen

A German traveller has had all her possessions stolen while she enjoyed a bonfire at the beach with a group of friends in Papamoa on Tuesday. Emma Fina Hansen... Read More