06:19pm Fri 11 Sep, 2020
One person has been hit by a car in Welcome Bay this evening. Police were notified at 5.40pm that a pedestrian had been struck by a car at the intersection of... Read More
06:00pm Fri 11 Sep, 2020
Drowning is the number one cause of recreational deaths in New Zealand, and the Bay of Plenty has the fourth-highest regional drowning rate in the country. Each... Read More
05:03pm Fri 11 Sep, 2020
A Mount woman's mission is a bit like The Proclaimers song ‘500 miles' except she'll be running. Deb Gee has committed to running 12 marathons in 12 months... Read More
04:00pm Fri 11 Sep, 2020
More than 400 Tauranga intermediate-level students hit the sports field this week at an inter-school tournament hosted by Bethlehem College. Students across nine... Read More
03:00pm Fri 11 Sep, 2020
Todd Muller is ‘laser-focused' on delivering results for his community, not only around health and for local businesses and schools, but with the larger... Read More
02:58pm Fri 11 Sep, 2020
An acupuncture business owner who ran over and killed a 71-year-old woman told police he didn't even remember driving down the road where he hit her because he... Read More
02:21pm Fri 11 Sep, 2020
From today, Countdown stores nationwide are limiting the sale of paracetamol and items containing paracetamol to one pack per customer, following a recent report... Read More
02:03pm Fri 11 Sep, 2020
Rallying will make a spectacular return to Bay of Plenty roads next month when crews from throughout the North Island compete in the Driven Auto Sales Rally Bay... Read More
01:15pm Fri 11 Sep, 2020
There is one new community case of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today. The new case has an epidemiological link to an existing case and is associated with... Read More
01:10pm Fri 11 Sep, 2020
UPDATE 1.36PM: One person has sustained minor injuries following a crash on State Highway 29. A police spokesperson says police and ambulance are responding to... Read More
11:45am Fri 11 Sep, 2020
It took a Barry Crump book to draw a young couple from England to start life in New Zealand more than 55 years ago. Derek Read, 88, is English, and his... Read More
11:12am Fri 11 Sep, 2020
Not everyone in Tauranga owns or has access to a boat, yet locals are being urged to get out on the water and experience our magnificent marine environment. ... Read More