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Uncertainty continues about Cyclone Oma’s track

Areas of rain are coming to New Zealand but the jury remains out on whether or not Cyclone Oma will directly impact the country this weekend and early next week. As... Read More

Second crash on SH29

Debris is scattered all over the road following another truck crash on State Highway 29 this morning. A police spokesperson says there has been a crash between... Read More

Truck crash blocking highway lane

Motorists are being warned of slight delays following a truck crash on State Highway 29a. Emergency services are at the scene of the crash, which is near Poike... Read More

Te Puna aiming to be pest free

Te Puna is launching a rodent attack next month to start the ambitious goal of a pest-free Te Puna. Free rodent traps, free instruction, heaps of information... Read More

Nicholas Copernicus, serfdom and the weather

In today's weather forecast we are expecting a fine day, apart from some cloud morning and evening. Also light winds but afternoon sea breezes. It's a two-clothing... Read More

Coroner recommends bed levers removed after death

A coroner has recommended the Ministry of Health remove all bed levers that carry the risk of head entrapment, following the death of a 74-year-old woman. Bed... Read More

BOP Four Square robbed at knifepoint

Police are on the hunt for any information about an armed robbery in the Bay of Plenty. A man armed with a knife entered the Four Square on Church Street in Opotiki... Read More

Body recovered from BOP crash

A body has been recovered from the scene of a serious crash in Waiotahe, near Opotiki. Emergency services were advised around 11.10am on Monday, that a truck... Read More

Popular Steinway open day returns in March

Baycourt has the opportunity of a lifetime for anyone who has dreamed of playing a stunning Steinway piano. The charitable trust is offering people the chance... Read More

Toi Ohomai welcomes Vocational Reform proposals

Toi Ohomai has welcomed many of the proposed changes announced this week as part of the Government's Reform of Vocational Education. Minister Chris Hipkins has... Read More

World’s best IRB racers show their stuff at Waihi

The Surf Life Saving New Zealand club whose teams won the inaugural World Championship IRB title in Australia late last year, show their stuff in the weekend,... Read More

Dive squad called to BOP crash

The Police Dive Squad is being called to the Bay of Plenty after a truck crashed into a river. Police are still at the scene of a crash that occurred on State... Read More