09:32am Tue 03 Feb, 2026
More material has fallen on State Highway 2 through Waioeka Gorge, as roading crews work to clear multiple slip sites along the highway. In January, the area... Read More
08:22am Tue 03 Feb, 2026
A group of Coromandel friends have achieved a lifetime dream by catching a 96.7kg marlin off the coast of Whangamatā - and for at least one on board it... Read More
07:03am Tue 03 Feb, 2026
Drivers along the Hairini Bridge are being urged to maintain their speed and not slow down during water-based investigation works. Tauranga City Council will... Read More
06:00am Tue 03 Feb, 2026
Weather records have been broken following January's deluge of rain. Tauranga recorded its wettest January since records began in 1910, with 408.9mm of rain... Read More
06:00pm Mon 02 Feb, 2026
Teenage middle-distance star Sam Ruthe is still coming to terms with his potential, after running the fastest-ever mile by a New Zealander. Ruthe ran... Read More
05:02pm Mon 02 Feb, 2026
Two Welcome Bay properties remain red‑placarded because of significant damage and safety risks following January 22's severe weather. The weather event... Read More
03:28pm Mon 02 Feb, 2026
The short section of Cambridge Rd that has been closed in Tauranga is due to re-open tomorrow, with school buses resuming. The northbound lane has been closed... Read More
02:00pm Mon 02 Feb, 2026
A Mayoral Relief Fund has been set up by Tauranga City Council to support the people and places directly affected by the recent severe weather events. An... Read More
11:45am Mon 02 Feb, 2026
As February begins we enter the last weeks of summer. It's been a season of extremes, with record-breaking temperatures and heat warnings at the start being... Read More
11:28am Mon 02 Feb, 2026
UPDATED: Tauranga City Council will hold an external review into the Mauao landslide tragedy. Six people died after a section of Mauao hillside collapsed,... Read More
10:59am Mon 02 Feb, 2026
The mayor of Tauranga says they'll start opening up the area around Mount Maunganui when it's safe to do so, as police finish their recovery efforts following... Read More
10:00am Mon 02 Feb, 2026
The Mount landslip tragedy has taken lives and left families and the community devastated. Human remains have been discovered at the Mount Maunganui Beachside... Read More