News

Three-car crash on Cameron Road

UPDATED 5PM: Cameron Road is now clear following a three-car collision outside the main entranceway to Tauranga Hospital. A reporter at the scene says the three... Read More

Napier ODI transferred to Hamilton

The Blackcaps upcoming one day international against South Africa will be transferred from Napier's McLean Park to Hamilton's Seddon Park on March 1. New Zealand... Read More

Bay artist off to Italy

Tauranga artist Debbie Tipuna has been selected out of hundreds of artists nationwide as the inaugural recipient of the Tautoko Maori Foundation - Basilicata,three-month... Read More

Power restored in Bellevue

UPDATED 3.09PM: Power has been restored to more than 6000 properties in Bellevue. An outage was reported around 2pm. EARLIER: More than 6000 properties are without... Read More

Domestic abuse reaching epidemic levels

Leading domestic abuse service provider Shine is warning family violence rates in New Zealand are reaching 'near epidemic levels”. In New Zealand a child... Read More

Severe weather watch issued

The MetService has issued a severe weather watch for Coromandel, Auckland and Waikato this afternoon. 'A deepening trough is forecast to remain slow-moving just... Read More

Listening by the lake

Tauranga residents are invited to venture over the hill for an afternoon of musical highlights, as three top New Zealand acts take to a specifically-designed pontoon... Read More

$4M approved for new i-Site

Tourism Bay of Plenty chief executive Kristin Dunne is welcoming the city council's approval of $4 million for a new i-Site in Mount Maunganui's Coronation Park. The... Read More

Extreme fire risk on the Coromandel

With an extreme fire risk on the Coromandel Peninsula people are being begged to respect the on-going fire ban currently in place. 'We are in a critical position... Read More

Grammy winners test out new studios

Grammy award-winning reggae band Steel Pulse took advantage of the brand new music studios at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology to get in a bit of rehearsal time. Steel... Read More

Quality fuel at the petrol pump

New Zealanders can be confident they're filling up their tanks with good quality fuel, according to a fuel testing report released by Trading Standards. MBIE Trading... Read More

Hydroplanes cancelled over costs

A blow out in the cost of moving the moorings has forced organisers of the Tauranga Hydro Thunder racing to cancel the March event. When the Grand Prix Hydroplanes... Read More