Health
04:42pm Mon 22 Feb, 2016
A marlin spiked a fisherman in the leg as it was being boated in Bay of Plenty today. A 55-year-old fisherman was impaled through the lower leg by the marlin spike... Read More
04:30pm Mon 22 Feb, 2016
Swimmers are advised to steer clear of Pilot Bay until a sewage spill into the western end of the bay has cleared. Tauranga City Council communications advisor Marcel... Read More
02:45pm Sun 21 Feb, 2016
International expert in dementia care, Professor Graham Stokes, believes more needs to be done to raise awareness and understanding of dementia - a disease that... Read More
06:55am Sun 21 Feb, 2016
A Bay of Plenty professor is part of a group of academics taking a lead role in improving health and education outcomes in Kiwi children. University of Canterbury's... Read More
09:21am Sat 20 Feb, 2016
The Ministry for Primary Industries has issued a public health warning advising the public not to collect or consume shellfish harvested from certain coastline areas... Read More
03:05pm Tue 16 Feb, 2016
A national anti-fluoridation lobby group has slammed a recent Whakatane District Council decision to put fluoride back into the Whakatane and Ohope water supplies. In... Read More
08:39am Tue 16 Feb, 2016
The introduction of free GP visits for under 13s has made it easier for Bay of Plenty families to access medical care for their sick children. Data provided by the... Read More
03:47pm Sat 13 Feb, 2016
A warm and witty one-woman show which shares motherly wisdom in all its hilarious glory is coming to Tauranga next month. Arts On Tour and Baycourt Community and... Read More
03:05pm Sat 13 Feb, 2016
A Tauranga man is taking a shot at what he describes as 'the curmudgeonly critics” of Labour's recently announced policy of three free years of tertiary education. Peter... Read More
12:43pm Sat 13 Feb, 2016
A 60 year old woman was trapped under a van for several hours after it rolled over down a bank in Hawkes Bay. Firefighters working on freeing the injured woman.... Read More
09:56am Fri 12 Feb, 2016
A decision made in January by the Whakatane District Council to stop adding fluoride to the Whakatane and Ohope water supplies has now been revoked. The district... Read More
07:00am Fri 12 Feb, 2016
We've all heard the phrase ‘better safe than sorry', but sometimes even playing it safe can leave one feeling sorry and very, very sore. Just ask Tauranga... Read More
16-Dec 11:00
Thames-Coromandel moves to restricted fire season
16-Dec 10:05
Discovery Princess makes Tauranga debut
16-Dec 08:17
Asphalt: Pāpāmoa streets face $2000–$7000 bill
16-Dec 08:00
Tauranga runner lifts relay team at national games
16-Dec 06:30
How to spot smuggling at sea this summer
15-Dec 18:00
Turning animal tricks into teen confidence
15-Dec 17:00
Cool snap hits in final week before Christmas
15-Dec 15:45
Cocaine haul worth $5.6m seized at Tauranga
15-Dec 14:30
Top riders set for Cemetery Circuit showdown
15-Dec 14:13
Former BOP man tells of terror minutes from home
15-Dec 12:26
Thick smoke billows as crews tackle house fire
15-Dec 12:13
Woman in court as police probe Tauranga homicide
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