07:40am Thu 20 Dec, 2018
UPDATED 7.55am: A thunderstorm watch initiially in place for the Bay of Plenty this morning, has now been lifted, The watch was initially forecasting scattered... Read More
07:28am Thu 20 Dec, 2018
Dog owners could be fined $300 if they leave their dogs in their car this summer. New regulations from October 1 give the police and SPCA officers the right to... Read More
07:24am Thu 20 Dec, 2018
Several streams critical to the biodiversity of the Rotorua area are being stabilised through dual council commitment. The Bay of Plenty Regional Council has... Read More
07:22am Thu 20 Dec, 2018
Te Puia - the New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute in Rotorua - is a step closer to iwi ownership. The New Zealand Maori Arts and Crafts Institute Vesting... Read More
07:20am Thu 20 Dec, 2018
The Rotorua Energy Charitable Trust appears to have offered occupiers of old buildings in the district a reprieve through its grants scheme. It also appears it... Read More
07:09am Thu 20 Dec, 2018
The fire at a Bay of Plenty Police station is now being treated as arson. An investigation is being carried out following a fire at the Taneatua Police Station. The... Read More
06:53am Thu 20 Dec, 2018
Tauranga residents are being urged to think about their water use this summer. Tauranga City Council councillor Steve Morris says the City Waters team has seen... Read More
06:46am Thu 20 Dec, 2018
Tauranga City Council has bought a property near Omanawa Falls that it plans to use as a car park that will allow safer public access to the beautiful but dangerous... Read More
08:00pm Wed 19 Dec, 2018
Drugs that can prolong life for women with advanced breast cancer might become publicly available, but only for women who haven't been diagnosed yet. The... Read More
07:00pm Wed 19 Dec, 2018
Facebook's special arrangements with some of the world's largest technology companies have been detailed in the social media giant's documents obtained... Read More
06:00pm Wed 19 Dec, 2018
People around the Whakatane District have noticed some of the street lights in various parts are not working. So many people have made the same observation,... Read More
05:03pm Wed 19 Dec, 2018
Seventeen-year-old Courtney Bignell organised the vigil on Friday for murdered British backpacker Grace Millane. It's the first time Courtney, an ex-Otumoetai... Read More