06:55am Sun 04 Aug, 2019
One person has died following a crash overnight near Opotiki. Emergency services were called to the site of the crash at 2.25am on Sunday morning. One person... Read More
06:50am Sun 04 Aug, 2019
At a time when New Zealand heroes exclusively wore rugby boots, Tauranga's Peter Otway was in awe of men of snow and ice, men of the Antarctic - adventurers and... Read More
11:30am Sat 03 Aug, 2019
A pair of A Finals provided the highlight of the New Zealand challenge on a jam-packed second day of competition at the 2019 ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World... Read More
11:02am Wed 31 Jul, 2019
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council is going to receive $50,000 towards its Recreational Boating Safety programme. The programme will help fund boat ramp workshops,... Read More
03:00pm Sun 28 Jul, 2019
A wintry snap is expected to hit next week, bringing snow and low temperatures. WeatherWatch.co.nz says although the southerly won't last much longer, we are... Read More
09:57am Thu 25 Jul, 2019
A former cargo vessel has been renamed M/V YWAM KOHA in a special ceremony held in Tauranga Harbour as part of its transformation into an aid ship to help remote... Read More
10:13am Tue 23 Jul, 2019
The Ministry for Primary Industries is disappointed by the scale of an illegal haul of flounder and oysters. Northland fishery officers have caught a 66-year-old... Read More
01:00pm Sun 21 Jul, 2019
It's been a wet weekend for many across New Zealand, but relatively fine in the Bay of Plenty. A front moved over the country on Friday, followed by a low centred... Read More
09:30am Sun 21 Jul, 2019
Mere inches came between Callum Gilbert and another piece of kayaking history at the ICF junior and U23 canoe slalom world championships in Krakow, Poland overnight. The... Read More
01:00pm Sat 20 Jul, 2019
Helena Sanderson and Jack Honey were left with a feeling of what might have been after falling just short of picking up New Zealand's second medal on the last... Read More
10:30am Sat 20 Jul, 2019
Ten to twelve tsunami warning sirens will be installed along 15 kilometres of coastline from near Mount Maunganui Primary School to Papamoa East. They will also... Read More
09:00am Sat 20 Jul, 2019
Tauranga's Jack Egan joined a select group of New Zealand paddlers overnight, finishing ninth in the under-18 C1 final at the ICF junior and U23 canoe slalom... Read More