11:15am Fri 21 Jul, 2017
Two residents took matters into their own hands and have organised a special screening of a new documentary in Tauranga. The film, Winter at Westbeth directed by... Read More
10:17am Fri 21 Jul, 2017
UPDATED: State Highway 2, near Matata, is now open to one lane. The highway was closed earlier today when a slip came down blocking both lanes. The NZ Transport... Read More
10:13am Fri 21 Jul, 2017
Tauranga City Council is calling for submissions on how it manages one of the city's most treasured places, Mauao. Last year, the joint administration board Nga... Read More
08:47am Fri 21 Jul, 2017
UPDATED: A 24-year-old man has been arrested in relation to the assault of an on-duty police officer in Owhata, Rotorua. Yesterday the police officer was called... Read More
08:17am Fri 21 Jul, 2017
The weather forecast today is for showers, some heavy with possible hail from afternoon, and northwesterlies. It's a three-layer of clothing day today with a high... Read More
07:39am Fri 21 Jul, 2017
A man is dead from what police believe may be a gunshot wound. Police were called to an incident at an address on Whangamata Road in Kinloch, Taupo, at 8.45pm. Officers... Read More
07:06am Fri 21 Jul, 2017
A total of 36 weather-related calls kept firefighters, mostly in the Bay of Plenty, busy from 6pm on Thursday and early Friday. Northern Fire Communications shift... Read More
06:55am Fri 21 Jul, 2017
The Whakatane Museum and Research Centre has received a $120,000 funding boost from the Lion Foundation to help continue with the redevelopment on site. The funding... Read More
06:44am Fri 21 Jul, 2017
A Tauranga Breeze Breakfast announcer has won gold for the seventh time at the New Zealand National Karate Championship. Mount Maunganui resident, Mark Eagle, 43,... Read More
06:11pm Thu 20 Jul, 2017
Six teenagers stole a coffee grinder and equipment from Pronto Burgers and Cafe on Marine Parade, Mount Maunganui. Four males and two females around the ages of... Read More
04:50pm Thu 20 Jul, 2017
Tauranga City Council have stopped work on the Southern Pipeline harbour crossing due to mud seeping up through the ground. This morning mud used for drilling... Read More
04:30pm Thu 20 Jul, 2017
A high-speed chase through Tauranga streets has ended in a crash this afternoon. The pursuit began on State Highway 29 at around 3.20pm, when a speeding vehicle... Read More