08:40am Wed 11 Jan, 2023
The storm system created by ex-Tropical Cyclone Hale has caused flooding and slips on State Highways in the Coromandel, Napier and Gisborne regions. Tairāwhiti... Read More
08:00am Wed 11 Jan, 2023
Planning is well underway for Katikati's A&P Show in February 2023. The show regularly draws large crowds from the Bay of Plenty region. 'Being a qualifier show... Read More
07:30am Wed 11 Jan, 2023
An experience tramper is "annoyed" at herself for not having all the right equipment when she went tramping and needed to be rescued. Police received a mobile... Read More
07:01am Wed 11 Jan, 2023
More wet and windy weather is expected today as Ex Tropical Cyclone Hale moves over the North Island. WeatherWatch is forecasting showers for the upper North... Read More
06:49am Wed 11 Jan, 2023
UPDATE: An estimated 30 whānau from the Uawa, or Tolaga Bay area have spent the night away from home, staying with relatives on higher ground as Cyclone Hale set... Read More
06:29am Wed 11 Jan, 2023
The search continues for the son of two prominent New Zealand doctors reported missing while working in Ukraine. Andrew Bagshaw, son of well-known Christchurch... Read More
08:00pm Tue 10 Jan, 2023
Scams are constantly evolving and becoming increasingly sophisticated, the New Zealand Bankers' Association says. It comes as the organisation launches a... Read More
07:00pm Tue 10 Jan, 2023
A vaccine for people at risk of Monkeypox will be available if prescribed by a medical practitioner to people who meet eligibility criteria from Monday, January... Read More
06:52pm Tue 10 Jan, 2023
Emergency services are responding to a vehicle crash on State Highway 29. Police were advised at 6.30pm that a car has rolled on SH29A, near the intersection... Read More
06:50pm Tue 10 Jan, 2023
A slip has closed State Highway 25A Hikuai to Kopu. "Due to a slip on SH25A the road is blocked between Hikuai and Kopu," says a Waka Kotahi NZTA spokesperson. "Contractors... Read More
06:00pm Tue 10 Jan, 2023
A Tauranga businessman is backing the Tauranga Half Ironman with the aim of bringing additional big names to the event. Nick Berry approached the Fulton Hogan... Read More
05:00pm Tue 10 Jan, 2023
A summer influx on the Coromandel Peninsula more than doubled the numbers needing its hospital's emergency department - ED - on New Year's Day. January 1... Read More