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Person in hospital following Omanu beach incident

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

Less drug harm being seen at summer festivals

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

Get them off the couch and into summer holiday fun

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

Will it be a fintastic fishing year?

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

More high risk locations for Tauranga and Te Puke

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

Calls to report wallaby sightings

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

Rotorua MIQ worker confirmed to have Delta variant

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

Athletes get set for Colgate Games

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

What‘s on - fairs, markets, speedway

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

Bay of Plenty enters restricted fire season

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

Vehicle crash in eastern Bay of Plenty

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

Record year for new vehicle sales - MIA

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