04:05pm Sun 05 Apr, 2020
Tauranga Arts Festival has launched a web-based arts initiative for the COVID-19 lockdown period following the cancellation of the Escape! Festival which was set... Read More
03:47pm Sun 05 Apr, 2020
Multiple fire crews are attending a scrub and grass fire in Matapihi. Fire and Emergency New Zealand northern fire communications shift manager Megan Ruru says... Read More
02:22pm Sun 05 Apr, 2020
Works to repair an unstable section of embankment at Oponae, three kilometres east of Wairata Road in the Waioeka Gorge, will get underway from Monday April 6.... Read More
12:50pm Sun 05 Apr, 2020
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield updated the public on the COVID-19 situation in New Zealand this afternoon. Ashley... Read More
12:48pm Sun 05 Apr, 2020
A carpark in Papamoa has been heavily spray painted with anti-semitic symbols and racist speech. A police spokesperson says Harrison's Cut carpark in Papamoa... Read More
10:50am Sun 05 Apr, 2020
'DIY is in our DNA' as the hardware shop advertising slogan goes, but the Accident Compensation Corporation is asking those emboldened to tackle jobs around... Read More
10:12am Sun 05 Apr, 2020
Tauranga woman Kelly Rice provides a perspective on being far from home during an international crisis. OPINION: We left the mighty shores of New Zealand on December... Read More
09:12am Sun 05 Apr, 2020
Funders in the Western Bay of Plenty have come together to establish a new Rapid Response Fund to support community groups who are experiencing increased demand... Read More
08:56am Sun 05 Apr, 2020
Fire and Emergency New Zealand are asking people to refrain from lighting outdoor fires during the COVID-19 lockdown period. "I know we all want to get odd jobs... Read More
07:49am Sun 05 Apr, 2020
Director General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield has issued a Health Notice providing additional guidance on the COVID-19 Alert Level 4 lockdown. The notice includes... Read More
07:06am Sun 05 Apr, 2020
The Tauranga City Council is planning to remove a tidy, three-bedroom house in Pyes Pa to provide a second access to the park and playground behind it. The council... Read More
03:54pm Sat 04 Apr, 2020
District Court priority proceedings will continue under Alert Level Four, but remotely via audio visual link wherever possible. 'Generally, priority proceedings... Read More