08:12am Sat 21 Jan, 2017
All systems are go at Waihi's new UV peroxide water treatment system, although residents may not notice the difference at first. Hauraki District Council engineering... Read More
09:51am Fri 20 Jan, 2017
Popular Chinese television show ‘Nine Buddies' is spending a day filming in Tauranga. The reality series showcases one Chinese child with nine buddies, aged... Read More
01:59pm Thu 19 Jan, 2017
Fire crews at the Comers Road bush fire south of Whitianga are damping down the many remaining hot spots but have the fire well contained. Police and fire investigators... Read More
10:44am Thu 19 Jan, 2017
The Thames-Coromandel District Council is asking locals who are having problems accessing its website for patience while staff correct the problem. In a statement,... Read More
10:20am Thu 19 Jan, 2017
Maps showing which way to run in the event of a tsunami will be delivered to households along the Mount Maunganui/Papamoa coast next week. The updated maps are... Read More
04:30pm Wed 18 Jan, 2017
A new round of aerial checks for kauri dieback disease is due to get underway over the Coromandel Peninsula, Hauraki and central Waikato. The latest surveys follows... Read More
01:35pm Wed 18 Jan, 2017
Matatoki locals are being asked to conserve as much water as possible as the Matatoki Stream - the main source of water for the village - is running very low. Water... Read More
10:59am Wed 18 Jan, 2017
It was 12am on January 14, 2016, when people were being woken from their slumber to news of a fire on Mauao - 12 months later and the mountain is recovering well. Arson... Read More
08:32am Tue 17 Jan, 2017
A sprinkler ban is still in force in Tairua, Pauanui, Hahei and Whangamata but locals living in those communities may use hand-held hoses at any time, says the... Read More
05:58pm Mon 16 Jan, 2017
Tauranga ratepayers face the prospect of forever paying for two separate council buildings in the same city, unless some way is found to get the two talking. Tauranga... Read More
12:44pm Mon 16 Jan, 2017
The water supply in Omokoroa has been shutdown this afternoon. The emergency shutdown is expected to last until about 4.30pm. The stoppage will enable emergency... Read More
06:44am Mon 16 Jan, 2017
Traffic congestion on State Highway 2, near Katikati, has boosted the awareness of the need of a bypass. Community board chair Jenny Hobbs' has launched a petition... Read More