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SH2 still closed following fatal crash

State Highway 2 remains closed following a fatal crash which involved multiple vehicles. Emergency services were called to the crash, between Apata Station Road... Read More

Quake jolts central New Zealand

A powerful earthquake has been felt in central New Zealand. Geonet originally recorded four moderate earthquakes from Te Kaha in the north, to Arthur's Pass... Read More

Red shoes and conversing about FASD

It was a heartbreaking noise. This tiny bundle, not even a week old, screaming a frantic, high-pitched wail of pain and panic. And there was nothing any of us... Read More

Victims’ names released after fatal SH27 crash

Two people critically injured in a crash on State Highway 27 at Waharoa, Waikato last week have died in Waikato Hospital. The crash involving a truck and a car... Read More

Fatal crash closes SH2

UPDATE 5:15pm: State Highway 2 is closed after a serious crash. The road is closed between Apata Station Road and Esdaile/Pahoia Roads in both directions. A... Read More

Information sought after Opotiki assault

Police would like to speak with anyone who may have information about a serious assault that took place in Opotiki on September Sunday 9. In the early hours... Read More

Car crashes into traffic lights on Cameron Road

UPDATED 3.49PM: A car has crashed into a traffic light pole on Cameron Road. The crash has happened on the corner of Cameron Road and 11th Ave. A witness to... Read More

Māori language speed sign unveiling in the BOP

A new Māori speed sign at the southern gateway into Rotorua has been unveiled this morning heralding the start of Māori Language Week. The theme for this year's... Read More

BOP U19s look real deal in Jock Hobbs tourney

Bay of Plenty rugby's rampaging under 19 team have opened the Jock Hobbs Memorial tournament in Taupo with a staggering 90-0 demolition of Hawke's Bay, underlining... Read More

Kelly to open up at Tauranga gala dinner

Guests at this year's Tauranga Gala Dinner can expect a rare insight into the experience of women in rugby from Black Ferns star Kelly Brazier. The highly experienced... Read More

The case for a sports stadium

If you've travelled along Cameron Road in the centre of Tauranga recently you may have noticed a monument to the chronic municipal inertia we face in this city. A... Read More

Tauranga drivers injured in truck crash

Two Tauranga truck drivers are in Waikato Hospital with multiple injuries. The men, 63 and 66-years-old, were injured in a crash on State Highway 27, near Tatuanui... Read More