Hundreds of sticky dots are proving the key to understanding air quality issues in the Mount Industrial area. The sticky dots capture air samples at eight hourly... Read More

Surf Life Saving New Zealand has issued a message to surfers, who might be attracted to the large swells that are being caused by Cyclone Oma. WeatherWatch.co.nz... Read More

A Bay of Plenty highway damaged by a prolonged storm event is now getting repaired. The New Zealand Transport Agency is advising motorists that work will start... Read More

All Year 8 children can receive free immunisations at participating schools to protect against human papillomavirus (HPV), a common virus that can lead to several... Read More

Cyclone is Oma is again a Severe Category 3 tropical storm in the Coral Sea but there is now finally increasing confidence Oma will not directly hit New Zealand... Read More

In today's weather forecast we are expecting a partly cloudy day with light winds and afternoon sea breezes. Rain is forecast for tomorrow and as we head into... Read More

A dawn karakia has taken place at the University of Waikato's Tauranga Campus in Durham Street this morning; the first step in opening the campus up to the people... Read More

The latest public housing data for the Bay of Plenty shows that 49 households were provided with a place to call home in the last quarter, and more public housing... Read More

The moon was 100 per cent visible from Earth, fully illuminated at its apogee for the 2019 overnight. In Rotorua, apart from the first two or three hours of kapok... Read More

Investigations are ongoing in the crash which killed a woman in Reporoa. Lisa Amy Taylor died at the scene of the crash on Massey Road on Sunday. Police say... Read More

Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller is calling for the Government to urgently declare a seasonal worker shortage in the region. He says it will allow work visas to be... Read More

To the everyday person, tarantulas are scary enough with their large legs, big eyes, fangs and furriness. Well, now they're even scarier. A new species of... Read More