08:40am Thu 01 Jan, 2015
Tauranga City Council event manger Jo Bond couldn't have asked for a better start to 2015 following the New Year's Eve celebrations overnight. An estimated 45,000... Read More
07:38am Thu 01 Jan, 2015
A small, breathless Indian boy who's living out his numbered days in a tumble-down shack in a remote Fijian village has inveigled his way into two young hearts 2500... Read More
07:12am Thu 01 Jan, 2015
Police are pleased with New Year's Eve revellers' behaviour with only the weather and a small number of people putting a dampener on celebrations. Several well-organised... Read More
10:43pm Wed 31 Dec, 2014
It's a case of ‘so far, so good' for police working this New Year's Eve with the majority of crowds in Mount Maunganui being well behaved. There have been... Read More
08:57pm Wed 31 Dec, 2014
If you get caught by police for drunk driving this New Year's Eve expect very little sympathy from the boys and girls in blue. Police are currently out in force... Read More
07:17pm Wed 31 Dec, 2014
While it's been a relatively quiet start to the holiday period police have still attended numerous domestic and theft incidents over the past week. The majority... Read More
06:24pm Wed 31 Dec, 2014
‘Idiots' was the first word popping into Papamoa local Ken Wright's mind after discovering a stash of empty beer bottles on Papamoa Beach this afternoon.... Read More
04:09pm Wed 31 Dec, 2014
The Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning toxin warning has been extended up to Opito Bay on the Coromandel Peninsula. The initial November 28 warning advised collection... Read More
03:25pm Wed 31 Dec, 2014
Decontamination work at Tauranga City Council's Willow Street headquarters has continued over the festive period - but some staff may have to wait until the end... Read More
02:49pm Wed 31 Dec, 2014
The drinks may not be flowing for 16-year-olds Rory Priest, Cormac Seymour and Jake Nicholas tonight - but the 'good tunes and sweet vibes” will be. The talented... Read More
02:10pm Wed 31 Dec, 2014
The last day of 2014 is here and people are getting ready to see in the New Year in style. But remember, roads will be closed around the city today as stages are... Read More
01:33pm Wed 31 Dec, 2014
Plans for a ‘bring your own' alcohol trial at tomorrow's Ford Trophy clash between Northern Knights and Wellington Firebirds at the Bay Oval have been shelved... Read More