03:26pm Fri 16 Jan, 2015
Waikato Police are asking the public for any information concerning a fraudster who preys on older members of the community. Today in the Hamilton District Court... Read More
02:36pm Fri 16 Jan, 2015
No one was injured when a house was engulfed in flames in Waihi this morning. Waihi Fire Brigade was called to the blaze on Barry Road at about 10.30am. A house... Read More
02:22pm Fri 16 Jan, 2015
While organisers label it the ‘social' side of the sport, beach hockey teams might have something to say about this ahead of the third annual National Beach... Read More
12:40pm Fri 16 Jan, 2015
It'll be ‘third time's a charm' for Tauranga drifter Cole Armstrong when he burns rubber at this weekend's Demon Energy D1NZ National Drifting Championship.... Read More
11:58am Fri 16 Jan, 2015
With memories of growing up in Whakamarama bouncing in her mind one day, Tauranga musician Leah Carroll sat down and penned her song ‘Country Home'. At the... Read More
11:55am Fri 16 Jan, 2015
Popular Welcome Bay swimming spot Kaiate Falls has been labelled unsafe after faecal coliform bacteria was found in the water. Medical officer of Health Dr Jim Miller... Read More
11:55am Fri 16 Jan, 2015
UPDATED 3.42PM: Two people, believed to be an elderly couple, are now known to have died in a house fire at Tolaga Bay overnight. Firefighters from Tolaga Bay and... Read More
11:41am Fri 16 Jan, 2015
Motorists are urged to take care on the roads and allow extra time when travelling in the Eastern Bay of Plenty and Rotorua over the next month as a major road reseal... Read More
11:11am Fri 16 Jan, 2015
A man carrying a paintball gun dressed in full tactical gear sparked an armed police response in Papamoa yesterday. Police received three calls at about 9am reporting... Read More
10:29am Fri 16 Jan, 2015
Papamoa beach will host 12 different clubs from across the country as hundreds of junior surf lifesavers take to the sand and surf for the Pak'n Save Papamoa Junior... Read More
10:19am Fri 16 Jan, 2015
Why aren't we munching our way through the season's major pollution problem? And why, when nature delivers it free to our backdoor, are we importing sea lettuce... Read More
10:18am Fri 16 Jan, 2015
While there are no water restrictions currently in place for the Whakatane District, people are being warned they may need to conserve water if the fine weather... Read More