08:49am Mon 22 Feb, 2021
UPDATE 2.46PM: A vehicle submerged in a Whitianga canal is being removed this afternoon. Emergency services were called to the single-vehicle crash on South Highway... Read More
06:42am Fri 19 Feb, 2021
Over the last few week, Papamoa residents have been receiving late night visitors and hearing what sounds like dirt bikes roaring around a small track at night.... Read More
02:46pm Thu 18 Feb, 2021
New Zealand's Covid vaccination programme is set to rollout on Saturday. Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says a dry run of the end-to-end process... Read More
12:46pm Thu 18 Feb, 2021
UPDATE: There are no new cases of Covid-19 in the community. The Minister for Covid-19 Response Chris Hipkins and Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield... Read More
11:00am Thu 18 Feb, 2021
Tauranga Energy Consumer Trust is today beginning a consultation process with its beneficiaries, asking for their views on changes required to the structure of... Read More
04:25pm Wed 17 Feb, 2021
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed that Auckland will move to level 2 and the rest of the country level 1 from midnight tonight. Ardern and Director... Read More
06:50am Wed 17 Feb, 2021
A splash of colour is on full display at the Sydenham Botanic Gardens toilet block. Bay of Plenty based artist Shane Walker spent nine hours a day, over a two... Read More
01:15pm Sun 14 Feb, 2021
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff is encouraging everyone to stay calm following the announcement that there are three new community cases of COVID-19 in Auckland. COVID-19... Read More
08:30am Sat 13 Feb, 2021
Climbers from the Bay of Plenty are joining others from around the country to compete in the NZ Open Boulder Championships today. The competition, which is being... Read More
09:10am Fri 12 Feb, 2021
Purpose-built ponds that provide a safe haven for inanga are being hailed as a success by Bay of Plenty Regional Council Toi Moana staff, following the results... Read More
01:09pm Wed 10 Feb, 2021
The Minister for COVID-19 Response, Chris Hipkins and Director-General of Health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield, is providing an update to the media today. Cabinet has... Read More
11:58am Mon 08 Feb, 2021
Two fishermen have pulled in a shark on Papamoa Beach, providing an entertaining site for beachgoers. Papamoa resident Alison Hart says that while she sees sharks... Read More