06:00am Sat 24 Jan, 2026
A newly unveiled mural on Mount Mainstreet is using art as a tool to raise awareness of myrtle rust and the threat it poses to Mauao and Aotearoa's native taonga... Read More
05:00pm Fri 23 Jan, 2026
In spite of red heavy rain warnings and a region-wide state of emergency, Eastern Bay of Plenty districts got off lightly during the storm that struck overnight... Read More
02:05pm Fri 23 Jan, 2026
Visitors to the Bay of Plenty are being asked to check access to tracks and campsites before heading out this weekend, after extensive storm damage and a continued... Read More
02:05pm Fri 23 Jan, 2026
With wagging tails and finely tuned noses, two dogs are joining the fight against the gold clam, an invasive freshwater pest lurking in Lake Karāpiro. Cino,... Read More
01:12pm Fri 23 Jan, 2026
A Tauranga homeowner was 'shocked” when he got an early morning visit from his neighbour saying his retaining wall was on their roof. Philip Raath,... Read More
12:39pm Fri 23 Jan, 2026
A power outage has occurred in the rural community of Te Puna on Tauranga's city fringe, cutting off a further 613 properties from the grid. Powerco, the... Read More
11:45am Fri 23 Jan, 2026
Two people have been confirmed dead in a landslide, including a Chinese citizen, according to Chinese Ambassador to New Zealand Wang Xiaolong. We are sad... Read More
10:10am Fri 23 Jan, 2026
Crews continue to make steady progress at the Goldsmith slip site on State Highway 2 through the Waioeka Gorge. The slip was the first from the Ōpōtiki... Read More
08:54am Fri 23 Jan, 2026
Police Commissioner Richard Chambers says it could take 'days” for rescue teams to reach the 'multiple” missing beneath the rubble at the Mount Maunganui... Read More
07:43am Fri 23 Jan, 2026
The search continues for people trapped after a massive landslide at a Mount Maunganui campground. Police Commissioner Richard Chambers said it could take... Read More
06:58am Fri 23 Jan, 2026
The Herald understands from a source involved in the Mount Maunganui rescue efforts that as many as nine people are unaccounted for under the landslide. Police... Read More
08:52pm Thu 22 Jan, 2026
Two people reported missing after a landslide in Welcome Bay have been found, Police said they were recovered from a house on Welcome Bay Road, Papamoa, this... Read More