News

Survey: Beekeepers serious about industry support

The country's beekeepers are serious about working together to support a strong bee industry, according to Biosecurity New Zealand's annual Winter Colony Loss... Read More

Derelict van moves on from council carpark

It has taken the better part of a year, but a derelict Mitsubishi van parked in the Whakatane District Council carpark behind The Strand has finally been moved. Local... Read More

Water watch: World Water Day a timely reminder

With World Water Day approaching on March 22, Tauranga City Council says it's a perfect time to reflect on our own water use. This year's WWD theme is groundwater... Read More

Police give guidance for missing man search

Police are thanking members of the public who are offering to assist with tomorrow's ground search for missing man David Holland. David has been missing since... Read More

Flexibility call for NZ‘s roar hunting season

As the Covid-19 wave sweeps across the country, every day has a sense of the unknown and the need for flexibility. That flexibility needs to be used when it... Read More

NZ kiwifruit leaves Tauranga bound for Japan

The first 4100 tonnes of this season's Zespri SunGold Kiwifruit have left Port of Tauranga. The 1.15 million trays are bound for Kobe and Tokyo in Japan, marking... Read More

SH25 closed after serious crash

Emergency services are responding to a serious crash on State Highway 25 between Thames and Coromandel. Police were notified of the single vehicle collision on... Read More

One dead, one critical after Coromandel incident

A homicide investigation has been launched after the death of a man at a rural property in Manaia, Coromandel. A 43-year-old man was found dead at a property... Read More

Mount rallies around bar owner after stroke

The fiancé of a popular Mount Maunganui man who recently suffered a serious medical emergency after a bout of Covid-19, says support from the local community... Read More

Covid-19: 14,128 community cases; five deaths

The Ministry of Health is reporting 14,128 cases and 943 people in hospital with Covid-19. There are also five additional deaths being reported today. There... Read More

Commissioners earnings: $1.1m in a year

Tauranga's four commissioners have earned more than $1.1 million in the year they have been leading the council. Their total remuneration is similar to that... Read More

Fishing vessel’s Tauranga blessing

A vessel designed to create job opportunities for young Māori in the Far North, is set to be blessed in Tauranga before setting off on its first fishing venture. The... Read More