08:55am Fri 20 Jun, 2014
An Eastern Bay of Plenty woman accused of stabbing her partner in a domestic incident on December 17 is denying the allegation. Awhina Patuwai has pleaded not guilty... Read More
08:13am Fri 20 Jun, 2014
A section of State Highway 2 near Katikati is open after an SUV crashed into a powerpole and the driver allegedly tried to flee the scene earlier today. The crash... Read More
07:57am Fri 20 Jun, 2014
Tomorrow a dance and song re-enactment will bring to life the Battle of Te Ranga at its Pyes Pa site - exactly 150 years since the clash between Maori and British... Read More
06:56am Fri 20 Jun, 2014
Upper Omanawa Road residents are hoping a meeting with Western Bay of Plenty District Council staff today will help resolve a simmering dispute over the state of... Read More
04:50pm Thu 19 Jun, 2014
A Bay of Plenty man's claim he was unjustifiably sacked not long after undergoing a tumour operation has been dismissed, but he has been awarded $20,000. The Employment... Read More
04:01pm Thu 19 Jun, 2014
Gisborne sheep and beef farmer Myles Mullooly credits much of his recycling to his partner Adriana, who he says is a greenie through and through. Myles is among... Read More
04:00pm Thu 19 Jun, 2014
A group angry at the Government's decision to allow oil exploration in the habitat of the endangered Maui's dolphin are set to picket outside Tauranga MP Simon... Read More
03:31pm Thu 19 Jun, 2014
New Zealand's primary industries will need 50,000 more employees by 2015 if it's to reach the target of doubling exports within 11 years, says Primary Industries... Read More
03:10pm Thu 19 Jun, 2014
Lawyers for a Tauranga woman accused of being involved in the aggravated robbery and kidnapping on the Kaimai Ranges last year are attempting to stop charges proceeding... Read More
02:24pm Thu 19 Jun, 2014
Whitianga Police are commending the efforts of the local volunteer fire service who were out helping in the community during last week's storm. Sergeant Andrew Morrison... Read More
02:14pm Thu 19 Jun, 2014
Thefts in the Whitianga region have kept police busy in the last week, with chimneys, canvas awnings and gas bottles on offenders' wish lists. Sergeant Andrew Morrison... Read More
02:04pm Thu 19 Jun, 2014
Keen hunters from across Australasia are making final preparations for one of the year's most-awaited hunting competitions - the Polaris Big Four. More than 50 teams... Read More