Bay of Plenty rugby fans are in for a treat this afternoon, January 30, as the Gallagher Chiefs take on the Fijian Drua in their 2026 pre-season clash. The... Read More

Weather-impacted communities around the country, including the Coromandel and Hauraki districts, are picking up the pieces after last week's storm and torrential... Read More

Western Bay of Plenty District Council has established a Mayoral Relief Fund to support communities affected by last week's severe weather event. The fund... Read More

Road crews will be preparing a temporary asphalt surface for the section of State Highway 2 Matatā to Edgecumbe damaged by last week's weather events. The... Read More

Mount Maunganui's lifeguard clubhouse at the base of Mauao has been 'declared unsafe to occupy” following last Thursday's landslide. The multimillion-dollar... Read More

The first two Mount Maunganui victims have been formally identified by the coroner as Max Furse-Kee, who would have turned 16 yesterday - and Måns Loke... Read More

A man has been charged with murder after the death of a woman in the Bay of Plenty town of Pukehina. About 3pm on January 1, police were notified that a woman... Read More

A former bakery owner is alleged to have deliberately run down a 'rough little guy”, who often slept on the tables in front of their store, after... Read More

The Bay of Plenty will move to an open fire season from 9am today, until further notice. An open fire season means fires can be lit without a permit, as long... Read More

Western Bay of Plenty was not spared from the deluge of severe weather that hit the North Island on January 21-22. The storm swept through the Western Bay... Read More

Silence fell over Pilot Bay this morning as members of the community honoured the lives claimed by the Mauao and Welcome Bay landslides. Today marked... Read More

Health New Zealand has confirmed a new measles case in Tauranga which is likely linked to recent overseas travel. The case is not connected to the recent... Read More