08:51am Thu 05 Sep, 2019
While traditionally the TECT rebate is paid out annually in November, TECT has announced that from 2020, the rebate will be paid out in two instalments; 50 per... Read More
07:56am Thu 05 Sep, 2019
The wild weather experienced in Tauranga at the beginning of the week is expected to ease, but rain still remains on the cards. The MetService has lifted the... Read More
07:20am Thu 05 Sep, 2019
People love what happens at Litt Park Theatre in Te Puke. In October, a couple of shows will be staged there as part of the Tauranga Arts Festival, and early... Read More
07:03am Thu 05 Sep, 2019
State Highway 5, north of Rotorua, is open this morning following a bus crash which killed five people. A bus carrying 27 Chinese tourists rolled on the highway,... Read More
06:44am Thu 05 Sep, 2019
Oropi Road, near the State Highway 29a roundabout, is closed morning after a sinkhole on the bridge has reopened. In a statement released last night, Tauranga... Read More
09:35pm Wed 04 Sep, 2019
A hole opening up on Oropi Rd this evening has resulted in traffic being reduced to one lane. Police report they received a couple of phone calls around 8.30pm... Read More
08:00pm Wed 04 Sep, 2019
Grassroots coaches and professional sportspeople say they are ‘excited' by the changes to youth sport that have been proposed. A new initiative by Sport... Read More
07:00pm Wed 04 Sep, 2019
KiwiBuild's 100,000 homes target has been scrapped and will not be replaced as part of the Government's sweeping project reset. A reset of the affordable... Read More
06:17pm Wed 04 Sep, 2019
Eighteen-year-old Awatea Waaka has been chosen as the 2019 Te Puke Kiwifruit Ambassador. At the awards night which doubled as a celebration of the renaming of... Read More
05:13pm Wed 04 Sep, 2019
Plant your garden, scope out your hunter-gatherer neighbour and pickle your winter bounty because the date is set for next year's Ōhope Local Wild Food Challenge. Returning... Read More
04:23pm Wed 04 Sep, 2019
Bay of Plenty representative gymnasts are looking strong as they prepare for the upcoming 2019 New Zealand Gymnastics Championships. More than 1000 athletes... Read More
03:39pm Wed 04 Sep, 2019
Police are investigating an incident near Te Puke this afternoon. A train has stopped near Station Road and police have been seen talking with people at... Read More