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Western Bay homes without power

A total of 681 homes are without power in the Bay of Plenty and Coromandel area. Power cuts are currently affecting 318 homes in Te Puke, 255 properties in Whakamarama... Read More

Defence force delivering Bay dental care

The New Zealand Defence Force is providing free dental care and education in a small town in Bay of Plenty as part of a two-week exercise. The 25-member NZDF team... Read More

Uranus, cricket and Earl Grey tea

Cyclone Hola has sped by out to sea, but today we may experience some of the after-effects of that with very strong southwesterlies easing during the day. There... Read More

Murder-accused's $1.2m extradition bill

The Crown has spent more than $1 million on a seven-year battle to extradite a Korean-born New Zealander accused of murdering a woman in China. Kyung Yup Kim has... Read More

Bay police women outnumber men

Bay of Plenty women are outnumbering men in latest New Zealand Police recruit Wing. Five women and two men from Bay of Plenty are starting training at the Royal... Read More

Second fatal crash near Rotorua

A person has died in a crash between a car and a cattle truck near Rotorua - the second fatal crash on that stretch of road. Police say the crash happened at about... Read More

Todd Muller calls out Phil Twyford

Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller has challenged Minister of Transport Phil Twyford over State Highway 2, between Te Puna and Omokoroa. It's quarter past eight on Monday... Read More

VIDEO: Swells entice surfers

Tomorrow's weather is expected to be a stark contrast from this evening's, with a mixture of sun and showers on the cards. Steady rain has settled in for the evening,... Read More

Waihi fisherman named

Police say the name of the man found in water near the rocks at Homunga Bay, Waihi, yesterday afternoon was Yingbo Xu, 28, from Hamilton. Another man, who was believed... Read More

No museum in my front yard

Residents from Cliff Road - the council's proposed museum site - have claimed that any development would be in conflict with the city council's own spatial framework... Read More

State Highway 5 closed by crash

SH5 is closed between Putaruru and Rotorua where a stock ruck and car collided just before 4.30pm this afternoon. Police and other emergency services are at the... Read More

Coromandel bracing for heavy rain

The severe weather warning from MetService remains in place for The Coromandel this evening as Cyclone Hola moves slowly down the North Island. "While the weather... Read More