08:00am Tue 30 May, 2023
Whitianga's Summer Concert has been cancelled for the second time. Instead of being hosted in the traditional Coromandel Peninsula spot, Greenstone Entertainment... Read More
07:29am Tue 30 May, 2023
Foggy condition observed in the Bay of Plenty this morning are expected to clear, making way for a relative fine afternoon. Fine weather is being forecast for... Read More
07:00am Tue 30 May, 2023
Boaties using the Rotorua lakes are being asked to be extra careful around lake edges following recent heavy rain which has significantly raised lake levels, creating... Read More
06:45am Tue 30 May, 2023
Civil Defence teams will be out at first light assessing the damage caused by flash flooding at Waihi Beach that forced up to 50 people from their homes. On Monday,... Read More
06:30am Tue 30 May, 2023
Bay of Plenty's Eddie Wright started off his New Zealand Army career as a pipefitter welder and firefighter but can now list plumber, gasfitter and drainlayer... Read More
08:00pm Mon 29 May, 2023
New Zealand's forestry contractors are at breaking point, with compounding pressures from the last three years mounting, according to Forestry Industry Contractors... Read More
07:00pm Mon 29 May, 2023
Police Commissioner Andrew Coster says Police's refreshed fleeing driver policy, which comes into effect today, strikes a balance between the safety of all road... Read More
06:00pm Mon 29 May, 2023
Rotorua businesses are calling for greater investment for a vibrant city, with the chamber boss saying that is what will secure the city's future. The desire... Read More
05:13pm Mon 29 May, 2023
Floods and evacuations are being reported on Waihi Beach, and the Western Bay of Plenty District Council says they are activating their local community response... Read More
04:00pm Mon 29 May, 2023
Two highly trained rodent detection dogs headed out to the Hauraki Gulf this week, to make sure certain islands in the area remained predator free. Mokohinau... Read More
03:30pm Mon 29 May, 2023
The film telling the story of the 2011 Rena grounding and the massive community involvement in cleaning up the beach following the resulting oil disaster is the... Read More
03:08pm Mon 29 May, 2023
UPDATE 4.19pm: State Highway 25 between Waihi and Whiritoa is now reopen, and Waihi residents are sharing the impacts of the "full scale" floods and evacuations... Read More