02:15pm Tue 14 Nov, 2017
The University of Waikato has appointed a new Bay of Plenty Regional Council chair in lake and freshwater science. Dr Troy Baisden takes up the professorship today,... Read More
01:00pm Tue 14 Nov, 2017
The Westpac rescue helicopter made a flight to Motiti Island yesterday evening after a woman suffered a medical complaint. The Whitianga crew was tasked to the... Read More
12:05pm Tue 14 Nov, 2017
A day of working for free isn't usually an opportunity to celebrate - but today women around the country will do just that. ‘Work for Free' Day symbolically... Read More
11:25am Tue 14 Nov, 2017
A Tauranga man used social messenger apps popular with youth, and a folder named after a popular American TV dance show, to distribute more than 1000 child abuse... Read More
10:58am Tue 14 Nov, 2017
Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller says he's ‘ready to get stuck in' and hold the new Labour government to account. Last week he made the first of what are expected... Read More
10:22am Tue 14 Nov, 2017
They look like something straight out of Pacific Rim, the American science fiction monster movie. Giant humanoid robots dominating the skyline down Totara Street.... Read More
09:51am Tue 14 Nov, 2017
A special Tauranga choir which helps people find their voices again has made a $1000 donation to a charity close to its heart. The Brainwave Singers marked Parkinson's... Read More
09:26am Tue 14 Nov, 2017
An award recognising an organisation that demonstrates excellence in workplace health and safety practices, and that has successfully integrated these into its... Read More
08:55am Tue 14 Nov, 2017
Today's weather forecast is for cloudy periods with a change of showers, and sea breezes. It's a two-clothing layer day today with a high of 17 and an overnight... Read More
08:40am Tue 14 Nov, 2017
A multisport athlete and her teddy bear pal have made a fleeting stop in Tauranga, as part of a nationwide journey. Athlete and diabetes ambassador Emily Wilson... Read More
08:04am Tue 14 Nov, 2017
Two Te Tumu information days this week are giving residents the opportunity to help shape the design of the new town in Papamoa East. On Wednesday and Thursday (November... Read More
07:28am Tue 14 Nov, 2017
Intelligent, active, soft, sweet and sensitive. Could be a resume for an on-line dating service. After all, Nova's in the market for a bit of love. But what's a... Read More