Health
07:06am Mon 25 Jan, 2016
A 40-year-old man seriously injured his leg while rafting on the Wairoa River. The Trustpower TECT Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to the river, about 300m below... Read More
10:05am Sun 24 Jan, 2016
New Zealand's worst region for STIs - it's the regional title nobody wants unfortunately for the Bay of Plenty it's a title it owns. The Lakes District Health Board... Read More
09:55am Fri 22 Jan, 2016
Staff at Tauranga and Whakatane hospitals are saying goodbye to Phil Cammish and hello to their new chief executive officer today. Phil is retiring next week after... Read More
07:09am Thu 21 Jan, 2016
A man is in serious condition in Tauranga Hospital after a quad bike accident. The Trustpower TECT Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to a farm, south of Te Puke,... Read More
06:51am Thu 21 Jan, 2016
Imagine this: you're swimming at a non-patrolled beach with a friend when they disappear beneath the waves and don't come up. You then see them floating face down... Read More
11:34am Mon 18 Jan, 2016
Life is fraught with danger for freestyle motocross rider Luke Price, but it was a simple set of steps that have been the undoing of the super-fit athlete. Luke,... Read More
11:10am Mon 18 Jan, 2016
A woman in her 50's had to be winched to safety after she fractured her ankle near Waihi Beach over the weekend. An Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter Trust spokesperson... Read More
10:56am Mon 18 Jan, 2016
Two jet ski riders who collided with the Hunters Creek ammunition barge on Sunday afternoon have been discharged from Tauranga Hospital. A 42-year-old Auckland man... Read More
06:55am Sun 17 Jan, 2016
The Environmental Protection Authority is asking locals to discard any pesticide spray products containing dichlorvos they find at home. Dichlorvos is a widely... Read More
01:19pm Sat 16 Jan, 2016
Asbestos has been found in the Mount Maunganui library building and contaminated soil outside the building is fenced off. Library staff were informed in December... Read More
11:30am Sat 16 Jan, 2016
Dr Tessa Turnball turned the first sod of the new St John Ambulance site in Katikati this morning, ahead of construction on Monday. Kaumatua Paeahi Wanakore and... Read More
03:05pm Thu 14 Jan, 2016
The Environmental Protection Authority is asking Coromandel locals to discard any pesticide spray products containing dichlorvos they find at home. Dichlorvos is... Read More
14-Dec 16:57
Police investigate Fraser St homicide
14-Dec 16:34
Matakana kids riding high with new gear
14-Dec 14:29
Tauranga widower, 90, walks 7300km in three years
14-Dec 13:03
Summer in the Park fun set to return
14-Dec 12:00
Gift a Kiwi kid a book this Christmas
14-Dec 11:00
Give the gift of safety this Christmas
14-Dec 09:00
Summer reading challenges at Te Puke library
14-Dec 07:00
Summer Smarts #4: Are your older neighbours okay?
14-Dec 06:00
Ocean swimming group thrives despite battles
13-Dec 16:19
Summer happiness is strawberries and roses
13-Dec 14:00
Retirement village rule changes strengthen rights
13-Dec 12:16
Greerton Garden Club on the move
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