06:00pm Thu 13 Jan, 2022
The finalists for the 59th Halberg Awards have been announced with plenty of Bay of Plenty interest across the categories. Ōhope's Olympic legend Dame Lisa... Read More
05:00pm Thu 13 Jan, 2022
Last year saw a bat crowned New Zealand bird of the year and just like the long-tailed bat, a Tauranga based cider maker has broken the mold in their respective... Read More
03:59pm Thu 13 Jan, 2022
Bay of Plenty Regional Council are reminding boaties to adhere to the five knot rule amid a rise in the number of new boat and jet ski users in the region this... Read More
03:15pm Thu 13 Jan, 2022
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is refusing to comment on claims her fiancé tried to get rapid antigen tests (RATs) for his musician friends despite them... Read More
02:53pm Thu 13 Jan, 2022
A cyclist has died following a crash in Te Aroha. Police have confirmed the incident confirmed a cyclist, not a pedestrian as initially reported. The crash... Read More
02:00pm Thu 13 Jan, 2022
An woman who won $17.2 million with Powerball kept her ticket in a safe place at her home for two very-nervous weeks, before she caught the bus to Lotto NZ's Auckland... Read More
01:25pm Thu 13 Jan, 2022
The Bay of Plenty is an area potentially at risk of a direct hit from Cyclone Cody with new modelling showing the storm hitting New Zealand late on Sunday and... Read More
01:13pm Thu 13 Jan, 2022
There are five new community cases of Covid-19 in the Bay of Plenty today with 28 across the nation. All five of these cases are in the Tauranga area. Four of... Read More
11:45am Thu 13 Jan, 2022
Former Otumoetai College student Tazmyn Newman is hot footing it over to Australia on Monday to study the subject of her dreams: dance. 'There's nothing I would... Read More
11:41am Thu 13 Jan, 2022
Emergency services are responding to a serious crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian in Te Aroha. The crash, reported to police at 11am, is near the intersection... Read More
11:15am Thu 13 Jan, 2022
This year's Women's Cricket World Cup opening fixture is taking place at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui and a Trophy Tour to celebrate the occasion will get underway... Read More
10:45am Thu 13 Jan, 2022
This summer has already seen horrific drowning statistics around the country, with several serious incidents and fatalities occurring at East Coast beaches. With... Read More