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02:53pm Wed 22 Aug, 2018
A southerly change is coming but not before more heavy downpours with isolated thunderstorms sweep over the upper and western North Island. More downpours will... Read More
01:54pm Wed 22 Aug, 2018
More than 9000 wildlife products were seized at the New Zealand border last year - a 300 percent increase since 2011. The figures released by the Department of... Read More
12:59pm Wed 22 Aug, 2018
A police car has been badly damaged after trying to stop a stolen vehicle. Police received information at 7am about the location of a truck that had been stolen... Read More
11:45am Wed 22 Aug, 2018
People are taking to social media to pass on their thoughts and tributes following the news of Greg Boyed's passing. News broke earlier this morning that the... Read More
11:06am Wed 22 Aug, 2018
There is no tsunami threat to New Zealand following an earthquake near Vanuatu. A 6.7 magnitude quake hit south-east of Vanuatu just after 10.30am. #Earthquake... Read More
11:00am Wed 22 Aug, 2018
The completion of the new section of the College Road stopbank in Edgecumbe marks a major milestone in the Bay of Plenty Regional Council's April 2017 Flood Repair... Read More
10:15am Wed 22 Aug, 2018
TVNZ broadcaster Greg Boyed, 48, has died suddenly in Switzerland while travelling with his wife and youngest child. Boyed had worked as a newsreader and reporter... Read More
10:00am Wed 22 Aug, 2018
A severe weather watch is in effect for the Bay of Plenty. The MetService is forecasting periods of heavy rain for the North Island, including the Bay of Plenty,... Read More
09:28am Wed 22 Aug, 2018
The Falls Retreat has been announced as a finalist in the Keep New Zealand Beautiful Awards. Located between Waihi and Paeroa along the Hauraki Rail Trail cycleway,... Read More
08:18am Wed 22 Aug, 2018
Homes were damaged when a tornado roared through a New Plymouth suburb and hit Ōhope in the Bay of Plenty this week. So why do they happen? To produce a tornado... Read More
07:16am Wed 22 Aug, 2018
The Fertich family were tucking into home made hamburgers at their dining table when the sky suddenly went black. Steve Fertich remembers thinking something was... Read More
06:49am Wed 22 Aug, 2018
Police are seeking information on two armed men who attempted to rob a dairy in Tokoroa. The men entered the Kelso St Dairy around 7.45pm on 11 August demanding... Read More
22-Dec 18:00
Where to find Christmas sun in NZ
22-Dec 17:09
Grindr attackers sentenced in Tauranga court
22-Dec 15:57
Landfill cheese sold illegally in Waikato
22-Dec 15:33
Three injured in two‑vehicle crash on SH29
22-Dec 13:42
Witnesses sought after serious crash in Tauranga
22-Dec 13:05
Coromandel rescue: Person missing in water
22-Dec 13:00
Book Drive organiser awed by community generosity
22-Dec 11:45
Police scheme turns write-offs into spares
22-Dec 11:00
Life breathed back into Te Puke’s old theatre
22-Dec 09:29
Bystanders praised after alleged rock incident
22-Dec 09:00
A guide to enjoy summer in WBOP
22-Dec 08:02
Daughter attacked trying to protect mum
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