03:25pm Thu 11 Dec, 2025
What started out as a typical summer's day in the Bay of Plenty is expected to end on a thundery note. In its latest update, MetService said the area would... Read More
02:13pm Thu 11 Dec, 2025
The Pekatahi Bridge on State Highway 2 in the Eastern Bay of Plenty is set to be replaced at a cost of about $64 million. Transport Minister Chris Bishop... Read More
01:00pm Thu 11 Dec, 2025
A support service in the Bay of Plenty has helped more than 1300 fixed-income pensioners who are missing meals in the face of rising food costs. Super... Read More
11:45am Thu 11 Dec, 2025
A new optometry graduate who is moving back to Tauranga is encouraging other students to take part in the Rural Health Immersion Programme. Grace Su will... Read More
11:00am Thu 11 Dec, 2025
After Hastings turned up the heat with sunshine, big energy, and even bigger bombs at the Havelock North Village Pool, it's Tauranga's turn to shine. The... Read More
10:00am Thu 11 Dec, 2025
A Christmas Eve swimming and fishing trip turned to a bloody disaster in 2022, when two women were struck by a spinning boat propeller. Both were seriously... Read More
08:45am Thu 11 Dec, 2025
Rat numbers could double by 2090 if climate change gets really bad, says the Department of Conservation (DoC) as it hunts urgently for $150 million in extra... Read More
08:00am Thu 11 Dec, 2025
A roving parking camera is out and about in Te Puke and Katikati this week for training, before ticketing starts on Monday, December 15. The use of licence-plate... Read More
07:30am Thu 11 Dec, 2025
Half of New Zealand's small and medium sized businesses have responded to a scam attempt in the last year while nearly 50% admit they struggle to prioritise... Read More
06:30am Thu 11 Dec, 2025
Pharmacists across Bay of Plenty and Manawatū are spending large amounts of time correcting prescription errors, according to the region's first comprehensive... Read More
06:00pm Wed 10 Dec, 2025
Each day, Jacob Hamlin measures his life in four-hour windows - the amount of time he can manage before his brain 'stops working”. It has been this... Read More
05:00pm Wed 10 Dec, 2025
Whakatāne District Council has thrown its support behind residents of a country lane distressed about Genesis Energy's plans to axe their trees. However,... Read More