08:08am Tue 06 Jun, 2017
Today is a three-layer-of-clothing day with a high of 15 and an overnight low of 6 degrees. We may have cloud and some showers however these will be interspersed... Read More
07:25am Tue 06 Jun, 2017
Images of a Canadian man mowing his lawns have gone viral after his wife shared the photos on Facebook. Behind him in the photos is a massive swirling tornado.... Read More
07:05am Tue 06 Jun, 2017
UPDATED 11.45AM: A severe weather watch issued for the Bay of Plenty has now been lifted. The MetService issued the watch for a burst of heavy rain yesterday afternoon. A... Read More
02:41pm Mon 05 Jun, 2017
Young horticulturalists from the Bay of Plenty will have a chance to meet Dr Karen Willcox, who aspires to become New Zealand's first astronaut, at a ‘Future... Read More
11:43am Mon 05 Jun, 2017
A burst of heavy rain is being forecast for the Eastern Bay of Plenty tonight. The MetService has issued a severe weather watch for the region as an active front... Read More
10:14am Mon 05 Jun, 2017
A front curls its way over the North Island today while the South Island sits under a ridge of high pressure. A low moves over the North Island on Tuesday while... Read More
09:35am Sun 04 Jun, 2017
Members of the Rangitaiki Community Board (RCB) are happy with the way Saturday's drop-in session with Sir Michael Cullen was conducted. Held at Edgecumbe College,... Read More
02:35pm Sat 03 Jun, 2017
The previously announced move to charge water rates for Edgecumbe properties according the usage recorded on each property's water meter has been delayed by 12... Read More
08:58am Sat 03 Jun, 2017
A man walking along the Papamoa beach this morning came across a dead cow.Phil Clarke found the cow while on a beach walk with his dog before dawn. He phoned Tauranga... Read More
03:23pm Fri 02 Jun, 2017
Up to $500,000 has been provided by the government to assist in the clean up currently taking place around the Whakatane district following the April floods. Today... Read More
09:15am Fri 02 Jun, 2017
'Sobering” is Whakatane District councillor Nandor Tanczos' description of the devastation wrought by the flooding that struck the Eastern Bay of Plenty recently.... Read More
06:50am Fri 02 Jun, 2017
Work on the Te Puna roundabout project will continue through winter. NZ Transport Agency's Director Regional Relationships, Parekawhia McLean says the work will... Read More