10:22am Sun 19 Apr, 2020
Community groups who are experiencing increased demand or shortfall as a result of COVID-19 have received a helping hand. Twelve community groups have received... Read More
07:59am Sun 19 Apr, 2020
With Anzac Day 2020 services cancelled around the country, Tauranga City Council is supporting the RSA's call to #StandAtDawn, to honour the sacrifice of our brave... Read More
04:02pm Sat 18 Apr, 2020
It will be very difficult to eliminate Covid-19 completely from circulation in New Zealand when so many cases are believed to be asymptomatic, a leading UK virologist... Read More
03:22pm Sat 18 Apr, 2020
There are 13 active cases of COVID-19 in the Bay of Plenty today, according to information released by the Ministry of Health. The 13 active cases are part of... Read More
02:25pm Sat 18 Apr, 2020
A little bit of rain isn't stopping one Tauranga family from having fun during lockdown on Staycation Day. The Zimmerman family have set up tent in the driveway... Read More
01:30pm Sat 18 Apr, 2020
The Ministry of Health has confirmed that there are 13 cases of Covid-19 today. The new cases are made up of eight confirmed cases and five new probable cases. There... Read More
01:02pm Sat 18 Apr, 2020
The number of official complaints about the government's wage subsidy scheme have skyrocketed, with 800 being laid in the space of just nine days. Of those,... Read More
11:55am Sat 18 Apr, 2020
Alcohol use is up during the lock-down but harder drug use is probably down says those working on the front line of substance abuse in Tauranga and the Western... Read More
09:20am Sat 18 Apr, 2020
A 38-year-old man has been sentenced to one month in prison after being warned several times about lockdown restrictions. The Whanganui man had been verbally... Read More
07:43am Sat 18 Apr, 2020
Bunnings has launched a delivery service for essential winter items during the COVID-19 lockdown period. Customers nationwide can now purchase a range... Read More
07:00pm Fri 17 Apr, 2020
It's a wrap. The Great Toilet Paper Shortage of 2020 is officially over with New Zealanders now using up their stocks and limits being lifted on packs of the paper... Read More
06:05pm Fri 17 Apr, 2020
Two pop-up COVID-19 assessment clinics will be held on tomorrow at two Eastern Bay marae near Ōpōtiki. The two-hour-long drive-through screening assessment... Read More