During a joint operation, Police and Customs have disrupted a $63 million drug importation bound for New Zealand shores and arrested four men. The operation,... Read More

Police have made 24 arrests and seized firearms and significant quantities of illegal drugs, as part of two long-running investigations targeting a Class A drug... Read More

A controversial 130-home development in the Western Bay of Plenty is one step closer, despite opposition. The Pencarrow Estate project would see between... Read More

A unique festival designed to address the ‘great resignation” and ‘quiet quitting' movements has just launched, with nearly half of tickets... Read More

Traffic Road Event Information System has reported a crash in the SH 2 Papamoa to Baypark, Westbound. Westbound lanes are blocked before Sandhurst Dr... Read More

Dancing, waving hands and greeting all the road users while waiting for their signals to change, is the technique the traffic spotters at the intersection of... Read More

Fit Nation Gym a community-focused and orientated business is inviting people to join the fundraising event this weekend. 'We discovered that working out... Read More

Is it spelt with two ‘e's and one ‘o'? Or is it spelt with one ‘e' and two ‘o's? It would be the latter - spelling ‘Devonport'... Read More

Life goes on as normal in Ōpōtiki, residents say, despite a police crackdown following gang tensions in the Bay of Plenty town. Stuff has contacted a number... Read More

Heavy rain and severe easterly gales are being forecast for many places around the North Island, including the Coromandel Peninsula. The MetService is issuing... Read More

A section of Cameron Road, near 11th Ave, in Tauranga will be closed for three weeks from Sunday. The Cameron Road/ 11th Ave east intersection access near... Read More

Lower speed limits around schools, rural roads and in town centres is a focus of Western Bay's draft Speed Management Plan 2023. Western Bay of Plenty... Read More