News

Orca experts praise for locals

The team of international experts who worked so hard to rescue the orca calf found alone in Tauranga Harbour have packed up and left Ongare Point, exhausted and... Read More

Operation million dollar mouse

They lay in bed in Tauranga angsting and losing sleep while their ship, the Norfolk Guardian, was being battered by 170km/h winds in treacherous sub-antarctic waters... Read More

Caring for Enoka at home

Life was turned upside for the Ngatai whānau when patriarch Enoka suffered a stroke which left him unable to walk, speak or swallow late last year. His family... Read More

Bay shellfish still poisonous

Shellfish on the most popular beaches in the Western Bay of Plenty remain off limits for human consumption as they remain contaminated with high levels of paralytic... Read More

Sailor rescued from Bay seas

A leap of faith has saved a man whose yacht encountered some steering problems in rough seas in the Bay of Plenty. A distress signal was set off at 8.15pm sparking... Read More

Trust fund to support men’s families

Post-harvest company Aongatete has set up a trust to help support the families of five Tongan men killed in a traffic accident last week. Father and son, Koli Vaipulu... Read More

Top quality candidates needed: F&G

If you care about clean water and the environment then Fish & Game is urging you to stand as candidates in your local council elections this year. The local body... Read More

EmployAbility launched in the Bay

A new employment programme designed to get people with health conditions and disabilities into work has been launched in the Bay of Plenty. EmployAbility involves... Read More

Waimana Gorge expected to reopen

The Waimana Gorge linking Tāneatua and Ōpōtiki is expected to re-open to one lane later today after a large slip blocked the highway on Monday night. A helicopter... Read More

Orca incident outside normal protocols

The operation involving an orca calf found alone in Tauranga Harbour did not fit within Department of Conservation's protocols. 'Situations such as this one are... Read More

Bay man charged with criminal nuisance

A Bay of Plenty man is facing criminal nuisance charges following an investigation into power cuts which led to the death of a Taupo woman. Fai Deane passed away... Read More

American punks coming to town

One of America's most critically acclaimed underground punk bands will be bringing the noise to town next week. As part of their first ever tour to New Zealand,... Read More