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Driver shortage affecting bus network

A shortage of drivers is impacting services on the new Tauranga/Western Bay of Plenty bus network. The Bay of Plenty Regional Council is considering reviewing... Read More

Plea to keep Rotorua racing on course

New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing has rejected a proposal to close Rotorua Racecourse. A proposal out for consultation this week by NZTR has taken umbrage at the... Read More

Martin Luther King, cricket and the weather

In today's weather forecast we are expecting morning cloud clearing to a fine day. Westerlies will be developing in the evening. It's a one-clothing layer day... Read More

Highway open after three hour closure

UPDATED: The New Zealand Transport Agency have confirmed that state highway 36 has been reopened this morning. At 7.55am a section of Hamurana Rd was closed for... Read More

Police name man who died in unknown circumstances

Police have released the name of a Bay of Plenty man who died upon arrival to Rotorua Hospital. Trevor Akuira Rikihana died in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Police... Read More

One killed in two car crash

One person is dead following a crash in Tokoroa. Emergency services were called to the crash at the intersection of State Highway 1 and Chambers Road, just before... Read More

Tauranga golfers playing for Wish4Fish

A major fundraising venture for the Wish4Fish Charitable Trust tees off at Tauranga Golf Club today. The tournament is an ambrose team format of four players.... Read More

Waitangi day set for showers

The rain is set to hit on Waitangi day as a cold front moves up across the country, according to WeatherWatch.co.nz. Farmers and gardeners will be pleased with... Read More

Mount restaurant blaze under police investigation

Police are investigating a fire that occurred at A Taste of Asia on Maunganui Road. Tauranga fire safety investigator Jon Rewi says that the fire has a suspicious... Read More

Armed offenders squad broke up fight in Greerton

Residents were in a stir after an armed offender squad was spotted in Greerton earlier this afternoon. Police were notified of a breach of peace on Devon St in... Read More

Part of SH36 to close to investigate crash scene

State Highway 36, on Hamurana Road, Rotorua, will be closed tomorrow morning for a scene examination following the fatal crash on January 29. The portion of Hamurana... Read More

Uber blows out first birthday candle in Tauranga

Today marks one year since popular transport platform Uber was launched in Tauranga. Uber Country Manager Amanda Gilmore is pleased with the popularity... Read More