02:15pm Mon 17 Nov, 2025
A teenager who injured her spine diving into a lap pool at Greerton Aquatic and Leisure Centre is being treated at Middlemore Hospital. Bay Venues general... Read More
02:00pm Mon 17 Nov, 2025
More wet weather is forecast this week, with a fresh heavy rain warning issued for Bay of Plenty. MetService said an easterly front over the Tasman Sea was... Read More
01:00pm Mon 17 Nov, 2025
New Zealanders lost a gross total of $265 million to fraud over the past 12 months, according to the first Reported Fraud Monitor report by Payments NZ. The... Read More
08:00am Mon 17 Nov, 2025
A veteran firefighter says Fire and Emergency New Zealand's announcement of major restructuring this week felt all too familiar. 'I joined the service in... Read More
07:00am Mon 17 Nov, 2025
More than 20,000 people in the western Bay of Plenty are looking for support to put food on the table in a 'concerning” shift towards longer-term... Read More
01:00pm Sun 16 Nov, 2025
A multi-agency clean-up to clear Lake Rotorua and the waterfront boardwalk of lake weed is expected to last beyond next week. Wind gusts reached about 80km/h... Read More
02:00pm Sat 15 Nov, 2025
Comvita has hosted a delegation of 40 senior representatives from the Korea Federation of Beekeeping Co-operatives (KFBC). The visit to the Paengaroa headquarters... Read More
10:00am Sat 15 Nov, 2025
The Government's overhaul of the Holidays Act promises fewer payroll headaches for industries with variable work patterns, like the Bay of Plenty's horticulture... Read More
08:00am Sat 15 Nov, 2025
The artistry and craftsmanship of local woodworkers are taking centre stage this month at TOLO - The Old Library Ōmokoroa, where some members of the Tauranga... Read More
07:00am Sat 15 Nov, 2025
A Katikati technology store owner lost $74,000 of stock from an overnight burglary last weekend - and he did not have insurance. The burglary comes two months... Read More
06:00am Sat 15 Nov, 2025
Appeals against the 300-fold expansion of water bottling operation Ōtākiri Springs have been dismissed by New Zealand's top court. The Supreme Court decision... Read More
04:00pm Fri 14 Nov, 2025
A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Wairoa and Gisborne this afternoon, with radar detecting active storm cells capable of producing heavy rain... Read More