11:09am Fri 15 Jun, 2018
An excursion with the intent of being an educational experience has turned into a-once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to rub shoulders with the nation's leader for... Read More
10:54am Fri 15 Jun, 2018
They're the act that has come to be known as a staple to the island music industry and now, after a short break away, Kolohe Kai is making a comeback. One... Read More
10:11am Fri 15 Jun, 2018
UPDATE - 11am: One person has sustained moderate injuries following a crash on Takitimu Drive. A police media spokesperson says the crash happened just after... Read More
10:05am Fri 15 Jun, 2018
No one is injured after a car struck a pole in Welcome Bay. A police media spokesperson says a crash between the car and a powerpole happened just after 8pm. 'This... Read More
09:43am Fri 15 Jun, 2018
A 1955 Ford Customline car is the latest item to be seized as part of a large scale drug operation in the Eastern Bay of Plenty. Operation Notus was launched... Read More
08:50am Fri 15 Jun, 2018
'Kiwifruit picking - why on earth would you?” A seasoned picker and pruner is slamming the industry which has employed him for 35 years. And which,... Read More
08:15am Fri 15 Jun, 2018
In today's weather forecast we are expecting a mostly fine day with some evening cloud, and westerly breezes. It's a two-clothing layer day today with... Read More
07:14am Fri 15 Jun, 2018
What started with a stolen vehicle and a ram raid burglary, ended with police cordons, road spikes and the arrest of three men. It all started when police... Read More
07:04am Fri 15 Jun, 2018
Blunt force cranial trauma. That's what killed nine-month-old Maija Puhi-Duff, according to evidence given by forensic pathologist Dr Dianne Vertes. Vertes... Read More
06:51am Fri 15 Jun, 2018
The man who died after being hit by a truck on Takitimu Drive earlier this week was from Te Puke. Forty-one-year-old Glenn Andrew Mcrae died when he was hit by... Read More
06:41am Fri 15 Jun, 2018
A delay in Ministry of Transport payments for Whakatane Airport operating losses and approved capital works projects, together with a potential lack of funding... Read More
10:00pm Thu 14 Jun, 2018
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has swung in behind his MP Shane Jones, joining him in savaging Fonterra and its chairperson. Mr Jones - who is Regional... Read More