1:00pm Saturday 01 Jul, 2017
New Zealanders are being presented with a rare opportunity to design the badge for the Royal New Zealand Navy’s newest and largest-ever ship, HMNZS... Read More
12:07pm Saturday 01 Jul, 2017
The New Zealand Fire Service dissolves into history today in the biggest change to New Zealand fire fighting in a generation. July 1 marks the inauguration... Read More
11:34am Saturday 01 Jul, 2017
Bay of Plenty is expected to have the heaviest rain in the North Island today. Metservice have released information saying that Mount Taranaki, Rotorua,... Read More
10:45am Saturday 01 Jul, 2017
A relatively shallow earthquake near White Island today follows deeper earthquakes near the Bay of Plenty’s island volcano on Friday. Today’s... Read More
10:03am Saturday 01 Jul, 2017
Whakatane District Council’s Liveable Homes project has received a big funding boost with contributions totaling $750,000 from Bay of Plenty Regional... Read More
8:26am Saturday 01 Jul, 2017
Today the weather forecast is for a few showers turning to rain in the afternoon with a chance of heavy falls at night. It’s a two-clothing-layer... Read More
7:56am Saturday 01 Jul, 2017
There’s some seriously good food on at the Seriously Good Food Show at the ASB stadium today and tomorrow. More than 130 exhibitors are sharing... Read More
6:52am Saturday 01 Jul, 2017
Gone are the days when school fairs were all about fundraising for the school and bobbing for apples. While fund-raising is still on the agenda, Selwyn... Read More
7:56pm Friday 30 Jun, 2017
UPDATED: Dead cows remain beside the railway track near Kairua road today, after they were struck by a train last night. A police spokesperson says police... Read More
4:50pm Friday 30 Jun, 2017
Eight successful applicants have been chosen for funding in the first round of the Netsafe Online Safety Partnership Grant. The Grant was funded to provide... Read More
3:52pm Friday 30 Jun, 2017
Dog lovers will be happily barking away at a dog walk event at Waipuna Park in Tauranga. Tauranga City Council have teamed up with Western Bay Wander... Read More
2:36pm Friday 30 Jun, 2017
Hundreds of people have gathered on Mauao for the unveiling for the latest masterpiece from an internationally acclaimed artist. Tauranga’s... Read More
2:01pm Friday 30 Jun, 2017
Temporary access round the currently closed section of Mauao base track will be restored by early August. A 14 metre section of track around the harbour... Read More
1:06pm Friday 30 Jun, 2017
Charging into the future, Georgia Wiggins is the first baby to be born in an EV in New Zealand. The Wiggins family, of Wellington, New Zealand welcomed... Read More
11:57am Friday 30 Jun, 2017
Domestic and international tourists are expected to be spending up large in the Bay of Plenty this year. The latest monthly regional tourism estimates... Read More