04:00pm Tue 28 Feb, 2023
Heavy rainfall overnight has caused further damage to main routes closed because of Cyclone Gabrielle, including the Napier-Taupō Rd, State Highway 5, where a... Read More
11:45am Tue 28 Feb, 2023
Memo Ronaldo! Listen up Ronaldo! This is an ultimatum, a no compromise deal from the residents in the Avenues. You may think you are become something of a 'C”... Read More
10:40am Sat 25 Feb, 2023
Emergency services are responding to a crash involving a single vehicle near Ōpōtiki. Police say that the crash on Waiotahe Valley Road was reported at around... Read More
09:00am Sat 25 Feb, 2023
Warning: Video contains offensive language. 9.15am update: Police are advising members of the public to avoid Seaforth Road in Waihi Beach while emergency services... Read More
10:45am Fri 24 Feb, 2023
The final stages of what is deemed a "critical project to strengthen Tauranga's future wastewater needs" begins on February 28. Connected to the Te Maunga... Read More
11:45am Thu 23 Feb, 2023
It was exactly 4.22 this morning - a full two and a half hours before the official sunrise - when ‘Ronaldo' burst into full throat and woke the neighbours... Read More
06:45am Thu 23 Feb, 2023
A convicted double-murderer jailed for 17 years for his role in a deadly drama that involved a crossbow killing, police shoot out and four deaths in total has... Read More
06:30am Wed 22 Feb, 2023
November's New Zealand Festival of Squash, the biggest squash tournament in Aotearoa New Zealand's history, was a hit with supporters, players, and local businesses. The... Read More
02:00pm Fri 17 Feb, 2023
The railway network between Tauranga and the Eastern Bay of Plenty is back on track. Three weeks after flooding caused a train derailment and wiped out tracks... Read More
01:02pm Wed 15 Feb, 2023
Cyclone Gabrielle is finally starting to depart from New Zealand, says WeatherWatch.co.nz Some lingering wind and rain for the southern and eastern sides of the... Read More
06:00pm Tue 14 Feb, 2023
State Highway 2 through Karangahake Gorge remains closed on Tuesday afternoon, with locals stunned by the deluge of water that has been flowing over the Owharoa... Read More
01:00pm Mon 13 Feb, 2023
Strong swells and surging sea waves combining with the full tide in Tauranga this afternoon are concerning some local residents. "Two hours before full tide,... Read More