05:00pm Wed 11 Dec, 2024
Many residents in the Whakatāne neighbourhood of Awatapu were surprised last week to see a new cell tower had appeared on council reserve land, practically... Read More
04:00pm Wed 11 Dec, 2024
The Ministry of Health is this week marking the 20th anniversary of the ground-breaking Smoke-free Environments Amendment Act (2003) coming into force. The... Read More
03:00pm Wed 11 Dec, 2024
Independent commissioner Gina Sweetman heard about 'nauseating odours” endured by logging yard employees near the Kawerau worm farm over the past 10 years,... Read More
02:00pm Wed 11 Dec, 2024
A five-year global research programme has reached the Hauraki Gulf with scientists aiming to determine the seabed's ability to store carbon and support biodiversity. University... Read More
01:00pm Wed 11 Dec, 2024
Optimistic, but not out of the woods. That's the summary of the situation from The Hub Te Puke CEO Scott Nicholson after an urgent plea for support. Last... Read More
11:45am Wed 11 Dec, 2024
A police officer should not have pursued a fleeing motorcyclist who soon after crashed and died, the Independent Police Conduct Authority has found. The... Read More
11:15am Wed 11 Dec, 2024
A trio of Tauranga teenagers who've been trekking across the North Island by foot, paddle and cycle since late November have finally finished their 800km journey... Read More
10:45am Wed 11 Dec, 2024
Family members of two young Australians who died in the Whakaari-White Island eruption spoke at the fifth anniversary memorial event on Monday. The midday,... Read More
10:03am Wed 11 Dec, 2024
Police have recovered $10,000 of stolen property, including pools, tools, clothing, and electronics in Tauranga. The Western Bay of Plenty's Retail Crime... Read More
09:15am Wed 11 Dec, 2024
Google has released its 2024 Year in Search data for New Zealand, showing everything Kiwis looked up this year from sporting events to butter recipes. This... Read More
08:30am Wed 11 Dec, 2024
Western Bay Museum has a range of new exhibitions during the summer period. Ngā Toa Taiao - Environmental Heroes, Maunga ki te Moana - Mountains to the Sea... Read More
08:00am Wed 11 Dec, 2024
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora can reassure the public that plans and mitigations are in place to manage the rolling strikes by New Zealand Nurses Organisation... Read More