03:31pm Tue 09 Jan, 2018
Restrictions on water in the Whakatane District have been reduced to a voluntary conservation level, after what has been a dry summer in the region. The reduction... Read More
02:23pm Tue 09 Jan, 2018
Access to Panepane wharf on Matakana Island has been blocked by a pile of debris, apparently left to mark a tribal boundary. Kewpie Cruises owner Brandon Stone... Read More
01:25pm Mon 08 Jan, 2018
The New Zealand Transport Agency has opened the Thames Coast Road between Tararu and Manaia to escorted convoys in both directions. Travellers are advised to expect... Read More
02:00pm Sun 07 Jan, 2018
It was a fair old dumping. Nearly 22ml of rain in just 12 hours with a deepening low pressure system promising another 150ml the next day. 'But it doesn't really... Read More
03:10pm Sat 06 Jan, 2018
The NZ Defence Force and the Red Cross and identified members from NZ Civil Defence have been deployed to make contact with communities in Tararu and Te Puru. Thames... Read More
01:49pm Sat 06 Jan, 2018
As a result of storm damage, heavy rain and king tides over the past two days the Thames Coast Road, State Highway 25 has suffered significant damage, says NZ Transport... Read More
11:45am Sat 06 Jan, 2018
Just over a year ago, Angie Warren-Clark wasn't even a member of the New Zealand Labour Party. Now the former manager of Tauranga Women's Refuge is in parliament... Read More
05:19pm Fri 05 Jan, 2018
People in Tauranga are asked to remain indoors as Tauranga City Council surveys the damage from today and prepares for a second king tide later this evening. High... Read More
04:58pm Fri 05 Jan, 2018
In spite of heavy rain Thursday and with more expected today, the downpours are not lifting water restrictions in the Thames Coromandel District. The bad weather... Read More
04:15pm Fri 05 Jan, 2018
Tauranga City councillor Gail McIntosh died last night, the city council announced today. 'As a Member of Parliament and then Councillor, Cr McIntosh has dedicated... Read More
03:22pm Thu 04 Jan, 2018
The Mauao base track and Moturiki/Leisure Island will be closed tomorrow, in anticipation of king tides and high seas. Tauranga City Council says public access... Read More
03:12pm Thu 04 Jan, 2018
A surge of wet weather in the Eastern Bay over the past few days has helped to increase water levels in the Whakatane District. A spokesperson for the Whakatane... Read More