11:45am Wed 29 Aug, 2018
Bay of Plenty supermarkets are the latest doing their part to help minimise single-use plastic waste. Countdown stores within the region for example, are some... Read More
11:13am Wed 29 Aug, 2018
The ground beneath Mt Ruapehu is rumbling and the crater lake is warming. A new episode of volcanic tremors and small earthquakes had been under way beneath the... Read More
11:06am Wed 29 Aug, 2018
Recently retired Bay of Plenty cricket stalwart Tim Clarke is one of two new additions to the Bay of Plenty senior men's selection panel. Preparations for the... Read More
10:22am Wed 29 Aug, 2018
The MetService has upgraded its severe weather watch to a warning as a front stalls over the Bay of Plenty. 'A front is forecast to become slow moving over eastern... Read More
09:36am Wed 29 Aug, 2018
Members of parliament are making their way to the Bay of Plenty this week. New Zealand First MP Hon Shane Jones is in town on Wednesday August 29, with multiple... Read More
08:59am Wed 29 Aug, 2018
Just back from racing in the US, Gisborne rider Callum Gordon defended his 50km men's title in the Motu Special mountainbike races on Sunday. Gordon clocked a... Read More
08:28am Wed 29 Aug, 2018
In today's forecast we are expecting rain, with possible downpours and thunderstorms until evening. Also brisk northeasterlies. It's a two-clothing layer... Read More
07:56am Wed 29 Aug, 2018
Cold sufferers are being asked to visit their GP first instead of Tauranga Hospital's Emergency Department. The number of people presenting with minor ailments... Read More
07:05am Wed 29 Aug, 2018
Rain, with possible downpours and thunderstorms until evening. That is how the MetService is describing the weather for Tauranga today. A severe weather watch... Read More
06:49am Wed 29 Aug, 2018
One person is in critical condition following a two car crash between Paengaroa and Rotorua. Emergency services were called to the crash on State Highway 33 at... Read More
06:38am Wed 29 Aug, 2018
A member of the public wants to remind drivers to double check their rearview mirrors when backing out of a driveway. This comes after an elderly lady was run... Read More
09:00pm Tue 28 Aug, 2018
A law change to give police stronger powers to tackle makers and sellers of synthetic drugs could be on the cards, the police minister says. Following the revelation... Read More