03:00pm Tue 15 Sep, 2020
Accurate analysis of samples in the chemistry labs secured a win for four talented Year 13 students from Aquinas College at this year's NZIC Analytical Chemistry... Read More
01:13pm Tue 15 Sep, 2020
There are three new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today - all detected in recent returnees in managed isolation facilities. There are no new community... Read More
12:34pm Tue 15 Sep, 2020
A car has crashed into a fence and a light post on State Highway 29a near Poike this afternoon. A police spokeswoman says they were notified of the crash near... Read More
11:45am Tue 15 Sep, 2020
Physical distancing requirements on public transport have been relaxed following a review by the Ministry of Health to determine whether they are still required... Read More
11:15am Tue 15 Sep, 2020
The announcement by the Government to extend the COVID-19 Alert Level 2 for everyone outside of Auckland, means that the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union will be unable... Read More
10:45am Tue 15 Sep, 2020
An ambitious restoration project is being planned for the Kaimai-Mamaku Forest. The Minister of Conservation Eugenie Sage has announced a $19 million investment... Read More
10:15am Tue 15 Sep, 2020
While most dads were unwrapping socks and ‘World's Best Dad' mugs, it was a Father's Day to remember for a Bay of Plenty man who scratched his way to $100,000... Read More
09:42am Tue 15 Sep, 2020
Helping thousands of foreigners stranded here by COVID-19 has cost close to $7 million over the past 10 weeks. Chilean Constanza Capurso is among the 6100 people... Read More
09:15am Tue 15 Sep, 2020
The 2020 Greerton Village Cherry Blossom Festival, which was to be held on this weekend, has been cancelled. The Government announcement of the Alert Level 2... Read More
09:05am Tue 15 Sep, 2020
New Zealand will be the first country in the world to require the financial sector to report on climate risks, Minister for Climate Change James Shaw is announcing... Read More
08:21am Tue 15 Sep, 2020
Is the Western Bay heading in the right direction for the next decade? That is the question Western Bay of Plenty District Council wants to know as it continues... Read More
07:45am Tue 15 Sep, 2020
Matua Primary School is marking te wiki o te reo Maori with a history lesson at Otumoetai Pa Historic Reserve. The sound of Tui rang out on Monday as children,... Read More