06:03pm Tue 07 Mar, 2017
Papamoa local Joanne Burt and her family have a special friend, but it's unlikely they'll be inviting him over for dinner anytime soon. That's because their special... Read More
04:52pm Tue 07 Mar, 2017
Police have arrested a 44-year-old man who allegedly used a vehicle to assault a woman in Cooks Beach, Coromandel. A police spokesperson says the man appeared... Read More
03:52pm Tue 07 Mar, 2017
Today's city transformation committee meeting is deciding how to decide where to put the city heart components; the museum, library and city administration building. The... Read More
02:41pm Tue 07 Mar, 2017
The New Zealand Transport Agency's spending $2.8 million dollars to fix a major blackspot on the Tauranga's roading system. It's started building a roundabout at... Read More
02:14pm Tue 07 Mar, 2017
Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller is encouraged by Civil Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee's announcement today that the implementation of a new nationwide channel for... Read More
01:43pm Tue 07 Mar, 2017
Past and present members of Tauranga United Football Club unveiled an honours board in celebration of the clubs 50 years. Mayor Greg Brownless, and past presidents... Read More
12:30pm Tue 07 Mar, 2017
A ship ordered out of the Port of Tauranga on the weekend will have to have its hull cleared of marine growth before it can re-enter New Zealand waters. The Ministry... Read More
12:08pm Tue 07 Mar, 2017
Jacinda Ardern has been confirmed as Labour's new deputy leader. Labour's caucus met this morning to vote on the role of deputy after Annette King stepped down... Read More
11:57am Tue 07 Mar, 2017
Fourteen nations will compete in the 2017 Women's World Junior Squash Championship in Tauranga in July. And hosts New Zealand will lead a select group of six nations... Read More
11:53am Tue 07 Mar, 2017
The Bay of Plenty's largest youth drugs service has seen no rise in referrals for methamphetamine use in recent months. Sorted, the Bay of Plenty District Health... Read More
09:54am Tue 07 Mar, 2017
Thundery downpours are being forecast for the region as the MetService upgrades its severe weather watch to a warning. A low and associated fronts over the Tasman... Read More
09:25am Tue 07 Mar, 2017
The quote "Red sky at morning, sailors take warning" is apt for today as the Metservice have issued a severe weather watch for Coromandel, the Western Bay of Plenty... Read More