12:47pm Fri 20 Apr, 2018
New Zealand's biggest Mother's Day event, the Jennian Homes Mother's Day Fun Run/Walk, is returning to Tauranga on May 13 - with tickets now on sale. Runners and... Read More
11:52am Fri 20 Apr, 2018
'Their name liveth for evermore.” A line from Ecclesiasticus, chapter 44, verse 14, which English writer Rudyard Kipling suggested as an epitaph to be carved... Read More
11:13am Fri 20 Apr, 2018
The survivor of a crash near Thames which killed three others was a passenger in a stolen car driven by his 20-year-old son, police say. Emergency services were... Read More
10:54am Fri 20 Apr, 2018
Police are seeking any information in relation to the theft of two waka. The waka were taken from Ngati Manawa Road, Murupara. 'The theft occurred between 10am... Read More
09:55am Fri 20 Apr, 2018
It was a night full of banter, big personalities and everything by-election last night at No.1 The Strand. The reason for the occasion being Sun Media's live by-election... Read More
09:36am Fri 20 Apr, 2018
A 28-year-old sustained a possible spinal injury after a quad bike accident. The Tauranga-based Trustpower TECT Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to Poripori at... Read More
08:26am Fri 20 Apr, 2018
A piece of machinery which has fallen onto the road is the reason behind slow-moving traffic near Te Puke this morning. A police media spokesperson says the incident... Read More
08:18am Fri 20 Apr, 2018
The weather forecast today is for fine spells with westerlies. It's a one-clothing layer day today with a high of 21 and an overnight low of 13 degrees. Humidity... Read More
08:10am Fri 20 Apr, 2018
Generous Bay of Plenty and Central Plateau farmers have raised $144,923 for IHC through the IHC Calf & Rural Scheme in the past 12 months, with 302 of the region's... Read More
07:11am Fri 20 Apr, 2018
The sole survivor of a two-vehicle head-on crash near Thames remains in hospital in critical condition. A married couple, both in their 60s, and a 20-year-old man... Read More
06:50am Fri 20 Apr, 2018
The seventh rotation of about 100 New Zealand Defence Force troops left for Iraq to support the continuing international effort to train Iraqi forces. The number... Read More
06:41am Fri 20 Apr, 2018
New Zealand's leading amateur Daniel Hillier showed red-hot form in the opening round of the Carrus Open to finish at six-under par and lead by one stroke on the... Read More