07:53pm Thu 13 Feb, 2020
UPDATED 11.30PM: A large section of State Highway 2 is expected to be remain closed tomorrow, following a firearms incident in Tauranga tonight. An earlier... Read More
07:00pm Thu 13 Feb, 2020
More vulnerable New Zealanders will be moved from emergency motel accommodation to transitional housing as the Government steps up efforts to prevent and reduce... Read More
06:00pm Thu 13 Feb, 2020
Oxfam Trailwalker is calling for volunteers to assist in a number of roles during the 50 or 100-kilometre walking challenge taking place next month for the final... Read More
05:12pm Thu 13 Feb, 2020
A sewage overflow in Whakatane has caused contamination of the Wairere Stream. "A temporary health warning has been issued for recreational water contact, and... Read More
04:00pm Thu 13 Feb, 2020
It's been a long time coming but Whakatane will finally host one of surf lifesaving's largest junior events this weekend. The two-day Eastern Region junior... Read More
03:11pm Thu 13 Feb, 2020
Drugs, firearms and a clandestine lab have been found during a police raid in the Bay of Plenty today. Police executed a search warrant at an Alexander Avenue... Read More
03:00pm Thu 13 Feb, 2020
'Gang violence in our community is not acceptable and will not be tolerated.” This is the message from Western Bay of Plenty Area Commander Inspector... Read More
02:16pm Thu 13 Feb, 2020
People have been evacuated from PAK'nSAVE on Cameron Road due to a burst pipe. "We have evacuated the store and will re-open when we are clear to do so from... Read More
02:01pm Thu 13 Feb, 2020
A Toi Ohomai bone health expert will bring back valuable knowledge to share with students from an international conference. Bone health researcher and PhD candidate... Read More
12:57pm Thu 13 Feb, 2020
Tauranga City and Western Bay District show ongoing growth across multiple economic indicators for the 2019 yearin statistics newly released by Infometrics. 'While... Read More
11:45am Thu 13 Feb, 2020
Melissa van den Heuvel, an Industry Systems Associate at NZ Avocado, has been named Bay of Plenty's Young Grower for 2020 at an awards dinner in Tauranga. The... Read More
11:23am Thu 13 Feb, 2020
Tangata whenua, Maketū schoolchildren, and other locals gathered together with contracting staff, Bay of Plenty Regional Council and Western Bay of Plenty District... Read More