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Evacuation after landslide hits neighbouring homes

A rural Pāpāmoa resident has described 'climbing through the mud” to find his neighbour's house had been flattened by a landslide. Lindsay Putt... Read More

Violent shaking as Mount hillside collapse

A witness has described seeing a caravan tossed into a pool and widespread damage after a 'massive” landslide destroyed parts of the Mount Maunganui... Read More

Ōmokoroa residents evacuated after overnight slip

Residents in Ōmokoroa, Western Bay of Plenty, have been evacuated after a landslide overnight. Harbour View Rd resident, who lives across the road from the... Read More

BOP storm: Two missing after Welcome Bay slip

Two people are missing following a slip in Welcome Bay, Tauranga. Police were called to the incident around 4.15am; one other person was seriously injured... Read More

BOP storm: Road closures and evacuations

Motorists are being urged to drive cautiously this morning after heavy rain and strong winds ripped through the Bay of Plenty overnight. A number of roads... Read More

Brave dad saves family from flooded home in kayak

A woman rescued by kayak from the deck of her Coromandel home says she has never seen flooding like it - not even during Cyclone Gabrielle. Jazmyn Welch... Read More

Red rain warnings: State of emergency declared

A state of emergency has been declared for the Bay of Plenty. Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Management said it has received support from the... Read More

Men flee after daylight theft at Tauranga store

Police are making inquiries after an incident at a Tauranga business. Officers were called to a store in Merivale around 12pm. Police said two men entered... Read More

Toi Ohomai:New chief executive signals fresh start

Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology has marked its return to independence, as its new leader vows to connect local communities and employers. The Bay of Plenty... Read More

SH29 crash blocks both lanes in Lower Kaimai

State Highway 29 is now clear after a crash in the Lower Kaimai area. Police received reports of a vehicle collision on SH29 Lower Kaimai at about 10.48am. 'A... Read More

Power pole left leaning after Tauranga crash

Around 900 people in Tauranga were left without power early this morning after a car crashed into a power pole. Police were called to the scene at 6.20am... Read More

Emergency alert: Red rain warning for BOP

An emergency alert has been sent out across the Bay of Plenty and Rotorua advising people to put their safety first as severe weather is forecast for... Read More