03:30pm Sat 08 Jan, 2022
4.30pm update: A person has been transported to Tauranga Hospital following being found unresponsive in the water at Omanu. The person, who is in a critical condition,... Read More
03:00pm Sat 08 Jan, 2022
Members of harm prevention services are saying that they are seeing a promising start to the summer festival season. Music festivals across the country have gone... Read More
02:00pm Sat 08 Jan, 2022
Get them off the couch this summer is the message that the Bay Venues team is keen to get out to parents and caregivers. Picture this, it's now January - the... Read More
01:00pm Sat 08 Jan, 2022
A marine heatwave is happening all around New Zealand. Warmer waters are more pleasant for swimming in and can create wilder weather. But what do they mean for... Read More
11:45am Sat 08 Jan, 2022
Seven more high risk or 'close contacts' locations in Tauranga and Te Puke have been added to the Locations of Interest list over the last seven days.... Read More
11:00am Sat 08 Jan, 2022
People are being asked to report any wallaby sightings this summer. Wallabies are much like possums and can affect food and shelter for native birds and animals... Read More
10:30am Sat 08 Jan, 2022
A case reported on Friday of the Rotorua based MIQ worker who tested positive on Wednesday has now been confirmed to have the Delta variant. The Ministry of Health... Read More
10:00am Sat 08 Jan, 2022
More than 1000 young athletes are preparing to run, jump and throw their way to success at the North Island Colgate Games at Newtown Park, Wellington, this weekend. Families... Read More
09:00am Sat 08 Jan, 2022
Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService are forecasting a fine day with light... Read More
08:30am Sat 08 Jan, 2022
All of Bay of Plenty is now in a restricted fire season. 'It moved overnight from open to restricted,” says Fire and Emergency District Manager Jeff Maunder. 'The... Read More
08:00am Sat 08 Jan, 2022
Police are responding to a single vehicle crash in Waioeka, south of Ōpōtiki. The crash happened on Waioeka Rd, between Wairata Rd and Matawai Rd and was reported... Read More
07:30am Sat 08 Jan, 2022
The Motor Industry Association is reporting record sales for new vehicles in 2021. Chief Executive David Crawford says that there were 12,097 sales of new vehicles... Read More