10:27am Mon 03 Jul, 2017
Bay of Plenty boaties are being reminded to check out the changes to the region's Navigation Safety Bylaw before they next head out on the water. The 2017 Navigation... Read More
09:40am Mon 03 Jul, 2017
A Thames road damaged from recent intense weather will be closed to some much needed TLC. The Tapu-Coroglen Road has will be closed from 7am Tuesday, July 4, until... Read More
08:42am Mon 03 Jul, 2017
Fire investigators are today examining the scene of a Welcome Bay house to find the cause of a blaze that gutted the unoccupied building. Firefighters received... Read More
07:45am Mon 03 Jul, 2017
July 3, 1963, is a day that will forever go down in New Zealand's history as the day one of the worst plane crashes happened. The National Airways Dakota DC-3 (ZK-AYZ)... Read More
07:15am Mon 03 Jul, 2017
Losing an eye to cancer has changed her life, but Tauranga woman Elle Lagerberg isn't backing down yet. In 2013, the 32-year-old was diagnosed with intraocular... Read More
06:53am Mon 03 Jul, 2017
Myrtle rust is believed to be a low risk to New Zealand's growing manuka honey industry, says Comvita CEO Scott Coulter. New Zealand Manuka honey is produced from... Read More
06:43am Mon 03 Jul, 2017
Welcome Bay residents say they heard explosions before a house caught fire. Firefighers were called to the fire on Waikite Road at about 10.30pm. A reporter at... Read More
03:50pm Sun 02 Jul, 2017
Some Papamoa residents have raised concerns over the proposed transitional housing planned for the area. On June 23, residents were sent a letter from Scott Gallacher,... Read More
03:10pm Sun 02 Jul, 2017
Brian Dilworth left school 65 years ago in 1952. Now he's back studying aged 80. He'd rather be working if he could, but it didn't work out that way. 'If people... Read More
02:30pm Sun 02 Jul, 2017
Droopy drawers and fairy lights. Ducks, snails and paper darts in flight. These were some of the artistic, competitive endeavours in Papamoa on Friday night. School... Read More
02:05pm Sun 02 Jul, 2017
Thames-Coromandel District Council have released design plans for a playground at the Esplanade, part of stage two of the town centre upgrade. Local playground... Read More
12:20pm Sun 02 Jul, 2017
Mount Maunganui Sports have scored a convincing victory over rivals Tauranga Sports in this weekend's ‘Battle of the Bridge' rugby match. The 35-18 win on... Read More