Rotorua councillor Lani Kereopa has slammed a Government plan enabling local authorities to introduce a congestion charge, describing it as 'imposing punitive... Read More

Biosecurity New Zealand has placed import restrictions on tomato seed imports from Australia, after the detection of Tomato brown rugose fruit virus at two South... Read More

An eruption on Whakaari/White Island is causing flight delays. At least 10 flights have been cancelled and three delayed from both Tauranga and Rotorua Airports... Read More

Cats with 'big gashes” and dogs 'chained up on a short chain” have been seen at a Pāpāmoa property where 55 animals were removed earlier this... Read More

Waipuna Hospice is excited to launch 'Waipuna Wares” - their budget friendly range of second-hand goods inside their Mount Maunganui store opening on August... Read More

People are being urged to ‘think before you pour' after an unusually high number of FOG - fat, oil and grease - blockages in Western Bay's wastewater pipes. "Over... Read More

NZTA Waka Kotahi contractors are making excellent progress on the slip which fell on State Highway 2 at Waiotahe beach overnight on Sunday. Crews have been... Read More

Police are looking to shed 170 roles in a bid to save $53 million over four years to meet the government's cost-cutting directive. Commissioner Andrew... Read More

More than 1500 people a week are still contracting Covid-19 in New Zealand and three or four people a day are dying from it. There were 1693 new cases of... Read More

Bay of Plenty cancer patients will no longer need to travel to Auckland or Hamilton for specialist scans as a new radiology clinic has opened in Tauranga. I-MED... Read More

Funding for a key road project that could enable more homes in Tauranga has been declined by the New Zealand Transport Agency. The business case for the $164... Read More

Emergency services are responding to a vehicle crash on the Tauranga Eastern Link - State Highway 2. "Due to a crash on SH2 /Tauranga Eastern Link after the... Read More