11:24am Wed 18 Dec, 2019
Te Tahuhu o Te Rangi, Ōpōtiki's new Technology and Research Centre is closer to starting thanks to a grant from BayTrust's Community Amenities Fund and Lotteries... Read More
07:45am Sat 14 Dec, 2019
The bodies recovered from Whakaari / White Island have been taken to Auckland for the post mortem and disaster victim identification process. Together with Police... Read More
11:45am Tue 10 Dec, 2019
Users of TECT Park and motorists who travel through the area along State Highway 36 will now be able to use their cellphones - and call for help if needed -... Read More
06:50am Sun 08 Dec, 2019
The workshop is thick with blokes and blokey things - buzzers, bench saws, mitre saws, band saws, scroll saws. But they're not for Jean Crabtree. 'If you have... Read More
08:00am Sat 07 Dec, 2019
A Pukehina man captured images and video footage of Rocket Lab's two-stage Electron rocket as it sped through the sky after launching from Mahia Peninsula on Friday... Read More
09:45am Thu 05 Dec, 2019
Students traveling on the Bay Hopper Buses next year are now able to see their route online. 'Many routes have changed from 2019, so we encourage all parents... Read More
06:20pm Mon 02 Dec, 2019
Students at Papamoa Primary School have been immersed in world of science and technology. They have been using virtual reality to learn about science, using bots... Read More
04:57pm Mon 02 Dec, 2019
Weekend sales have rolled over into Cyber Monday but new tax laws that came into force yesterday means overseas goods purchased online will be more expensive.... Read More
08:00am Sat 30 Nov, 2019
Darrell Hellier, commonly known as Mr D, truly does put the word ‘care' into his role of caretaker at Bethlehem School. He has gone above and beyond his... Read More
07:00pm Fri 29 Nov, 2019
A pilot project involving a plug-in device to alert people about civil defence emergencies will be trialled in 300 homes around Coromandel. The indoor alerting... Read More
06:50am Sun 24 Nov, 2019
Thousands of people around the North Island were woken to a 5.3 magnitude earthquake in the Bay of Plenty on Sunday morning. GeoNet reports that the quake struck... Read More
03:45pm Sat 23 Nov, 2019
Police are reminding the public that it is an offence to name a person on social media when a suppression order which prevents naming that person is in place.... Read More