Politics
12:00pm Sat 10 Jan, 2026
RNZ In a policy u-turn, people will only need to pay a single $5 co-payment fee for the new 12-month prescriptions coming into effect from February. The... Read More
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07:00am Sat 10 Jan, 2026
A social housing tenant was given a 'bombshell” seven-day notice to leave her Tauranga home after being told it was 'uninhabitable and unsafe to live in”. Social... Read More
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11:00am Fri 09 Jan, 2026
Tauranga MP Sam Uffindell has been confirmed as National's candidate for the Tauranga electorate in the 2026 general election, describing his uncontested reselection... Read More
08:00am Fri 02 Jan, 2026
From easing cost-of-living pressures to building healthier, more resilient communities, Bay of Plenty leaders have high hopes for their region. Reporter Annabel... Read More
04:38pm Thu 18 Dec, 2025
The Government has approved OceanaGold's Waihī North mining project, extending gold and silver extraction in the Waihī area until 2043. The decision is... 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
08:00am Fri 05 Dec, 2025
The Rotokākahi Board of Control has aired its grievances at the High Court in Rotorua about the process to install a sewerage pipeline near a sacred lake. Rotorua... Read More
10:00am Wed 03 Dec, 2025
Residents of the Bay of Plenty now have an unofficial name, or a demonym, to go by: 'Boppers”. Bay of Plenty MP Tom Rutherford discovered the Bay of... Read More
01:17pm Fri 21 Nov, 2025
A tomo has opened up on a much-publicised stretch of State Highway 30A in Rotorua. NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) said crews discovered the tomo near a centre... Read More
06:02am Fri 21 Nov, 2025
Plans for pontoons in a picturesque part of Tauranga Harbour have rowers and harbourside residents riled up. The planned structure would be the new base for... Read More
01:00pm Thu 20 Nov, 2025
By Giles Dexter of RNZ The Government is celebrating the end of emergency housing motels in Rotorua - but Labour says it has just shifted the problem elsewhere. Rotorua... Read More
11:15am Thu 20 Nov, 2025
Frustrations about Rotorua's courthouse being leaky, crowded and poorly laid out are back in the spotlight after it ranked last in the latest Court User's survey. It's... Read More
23-Jan 17:00
Whakatāne spared as Tairāwhiti faces flooding
23-Jan 14:05
Storm damage shuts K-Gorge, key BoP campsites
23-Jan 14:05
Meet the dogs sniffing out a tiny clam threat
23-Jan 13:12
Retaining wall crashes on to neighbour's roof
23-Jan 12:39
Power cut to 600 more homes near Tauranga
23-Jan 11:45
First victims of landslides identified
23-Jan 10:10
New 40-tonne digger to help tackle massive slip
23-Jan 08:54
Mount landslide rescue could take days, police
23-Jan 07:43
Minister vows to recover victims in Mount landslip
23-Jan 06:58
Camper praises ‘hero’ woman in shower block
22-Jan 20:52
Welcome Bay landslide: Two bodies recovered
22-Jan 15:14
Evacuation after landslide hits neighbouring homes
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