10:03am Fri 03 Apr, 2020
Whakatāne Hospital is triaging patients at the front entrance as part of its preparedness to protect patients, staff and the wider community from COVID-19. 'People... Read More
09:22am Fri 03 Apr, 2020
Freedom camping sites will be closing across Tauranga and the Western Bay of Plenty today. Remaining campers are asked to base themselves at the closest of three... Read More
08:56am Fri 03 Apr, 2020
This weekend is 49 hours long as New Zealand ends Daylight Saving and clocks fall back an hour. For the purposes of making it easier to remember which way the... Read More
07:26am Fri 03 Apr, 2020
Major magazine publisher Bauer Media folds, New Zealand has its biggest increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases in one day and Air New Zealand slashes its... Read More
07:11am Fri 03 Apr, 2020
Dog owners are being asked to keep their dogs ‘in their bubbles', following a spike in dog attacks in the Hauraki District. Council's Group Manager Planning... Read More
06:55am Fri 03 Apr, 2020
Changes have been made to allow butchers to process pork, only for supply to supermarkets or other processors or retailers that are open. 'We carefully weighed... Read More
06:39am Fri 03 Apr, 2020
Police can confirm that the investigation into human remains found buried in a shallow grave on Rangipo Intake Road near Tongariro is a homicide investigation. ... Read More
08:00pm Thu 02 Apr, 2020
The Government is delivering on its commitment to support general practice doctors and nurses, and pharmacies on the front-line of the fight against COVID-19,... Read More
07:00pm Thu 02 Apr, 2020
More than 40 million masks are on the way to help protect frontline health workers after weeks of confusion and fear about the supply of Covid-19 equipment. Up... Read More
05:57pm Thu 02 Apr, 2020
The search is on for services and that's driving a big spike in the number of people downloading the Tauranga City App. The Tauranga City App advises people of... Read More
04:55pm Thu 02 Apr, 2020
Bay of Plenty Rugby Chief Executive Mike Rogers says schools and club rugby will be a major focus for the union once the Government lockdown finishes. This comes... Read More
03:51pm Thu 02 Apr, 2020
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency contractors will remove an unstable tree alongside State Highway 33, about 12km south of Paengaroa, tomorrow. Bay of Plenty Systems... Read More