11:17am Tue 29 Sep, 2020
Motorists are being warned to expect delays on State Highway 2, following reports of a tree being down near Te Puna. Firefighters are working to remove a tree... Read More
10:45am Tue 29 Sep, 2020
The Te Puke Cricket Club pavilion has a new lease on life. Established in 1886, the Te Puke Cricket Club has a long history in the region. As one of the most... Read More
10:21am Tue 29 Sep, 2020
A $70,000 grant will go towards converting two grass greens to synthetic surfaces at Bowls Matua. The grant is being gifted to the organisation by the New Zealand... Read More
09:15am Tue 29 Sep, 2020
A small Murupara-based company is simultaneously restoring papatūānuku, and young lives. The new recruits are among 220 people in the Eastern Bay of Plenty... Read More
08:15am Tue 29 Sep, 2020
UPDATE 10.29AM: The minister in charge of managed isolation facilities says the escape of a man from a fourth-floor window is not a failure of security. Security... Read More
08:00am Tue 29 Sep, 2020
A local film and television acting school is expanding. 'We're at capacity with a lot of kids waiting, so we need to expand,” says Bay of Plenty Acting... Read More
07:21am Tue 29 Sep, 2020
TVNZ's latest Colmar Brunton poll has Labour on 47 per cent, National on 33 per cent - with Labour unable to govern alone. The Green party is on seven per... Read More
07:18am Tue 29 Sep, 2020
It's proving hard to dissuade skateboarders from using the concrete spaces at Te Papa o Ngā Manu Porotakataka, formerly Phoenix Car Park. About 40 metal studs,... Read More
06:53am Tue 29 Sep, 2020
Bay of Plenty's Fa'asiu Fuatai has received a three-week suspension after being red carded in the Wellington v Bay of Plenty match in Wellington on Friday, September... Read More
06:41am Tue 29 Sep, 2020
The severe weather is set to continue, with MetService forecasting an unseasonably cold start to the week as several cold fronts, followed by an influx of frigid... Read More
06:33am Tue 29 Sep, 2020
A new temporary signalised intersection at the Te Maunga junction of State Highway 2 and State Highway 29A is now operational, however some detours remain in place. Waka... Read More
08:00pm Mon 28 Sep, 2020
A laundry liquid sold for $10 a litre gets washing only slightly cleaner than water, testing by Consumer has found. In a test of 32 laundry powders and liquids,... Read More