01:50pm Fri 10 Jan, 2020
UPDATED 3.01PM: Flames of up to 2m high are being reported from a large scrube fire in Tauranga this afternoon Around 40 firefighters are battle a large blaze... Read More
12:46pm Fri 10 Jan, 2020
A boat was like as fish out of water yesterday after it came off a trailer on Maunganui Road outside Bayfair shopping centre. Janine Durham-Westhead was... Read More
11:46am Fri 10 Jan, 2020
Pinecones 'heavier and harder” than pineapples fell from trees in Mount Maunganui on Monday as strong winds swept through the Bay of Plenty. A Tauranga... Read More
11:04am Fri 10 Jan, 2020
Watching what's happening in Australia is horrible and terrifying for most people, but it hits a bit closer to home for Kacie Gauld. The new Mount Maunganui local... Read More
10:44am Fri 10 Jan, 2020
RimuFest NZ is a one-week summer chamber music programme for beginner to advanced string players between the ages of 10-18. RimuFest is two of Tauranga local... Read More
10:00am Fri 10 Jan, 2020
Child Cancer Foundation is calling for volunteers to help out with its annual street appeal on February 28 and 29. The appeal is the biggest annual fundraising... Read More
09:26am Fri 10 Jan, 2020
Resurfacing night works are scheduled to take place along State Highway 2, Mount Maunganui, from this Sunday. According to the NZTA, the resurfacing works... Read More
08:34am Fri 10 Jan, 2020
State Highway 2 will be closed at Ngatea from Tuesday, January 14, to 3pm Friday, January 24, to allow for resurfacing works aong the highway. The NZ Transport... Read More
07:30am Fri 10 Jan, 2020
An investigation is underway into the cause of a house fire in Tauranga. Firefighters from Papamoa, Te Puke and Mount Maunganui were called to the fire... Read More
07:11am Fri 10 Jan, 2020
Defending champion Billy Stairmand (Rag) has led the charge into the semifinals of the Health 2000 National Surfing Championships with the final eight surfers... Read More
06:50am Fri 10 Jan, 2020
One month on, victims of the fatal Whakaari /White Island eruption are still requiring round-the-clock medical care. The explosion on December 9 claimed 17 lives... Read More
06:34am Fri 10 Jan, 2020
A man who has experienced the importance of a rescue helicopter first hand is angry a helicopter is not based in Whitianga this summer. For the last 10 years,... Read More