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Hand held hose ban lifted in Te Puke

The hand held hose ban in Te Puke is being lifted following community water conservation efforts. A ban for sprinklers remains. Western Bay of Plenty District... Read More

Tauranga Sunday storm caught on time lapse

SunLive photographer Daniel Hines has captured a time lapse of the thundery storm clouds as they passed across the Tauranga harbour late this afternoon. The... Read More

Power pole disruption in Mount Maunganui resolved

Update: 2.15pm Powerco report that an issue impacting a Mount Maunganui power pole located on Paterson St earlier today has been resolved. The issue had caused... Read More

Nasty nipper numbers on the rise

Underwater trapping across the Bay of Plenty coastline this summer by Bay of Plenty Regional Council confirmed that the aggressive Asian paddle crab has become... Read More

Car down bank in Welcome Bay

A car has crashed down a bank in Welcome Bay this afternoon. Police received reports of a vehicle going down a bank on James Cook Drive at 4.10pm, says a police... Read More

Mount Maunganui fire under control

UPDATE: A building fire in Mount Maunganui is now under control. 'It's under control and there are no injuries,” says Fire and Emergency New Zealand northern... Read More

Award nomination for Runaway Millionaire

A telefeature made last year about a Rotorua couple who went on the run with $10million is a finalist in an international film festival. Independent NZ screen... Read More

Arrest made in relation to double homicide

A 25-year-old Bay of Plenty man has been arrested in Christchurch today in relation to the double homicide in Tauranga on Tuesday, February 11. The arrest was... Read More

Police: “Fatal shooting an outcome nobody wants”

"A fatal shooting is an outcome nobody wants, but if people present firearms to us or other members of the public, we will respond accordingly." This is the message... Read More

Smoke billows from Papamoa fire

Plumes of black smoke and flames can be seen coming from Papamoa this afternoon. Fire and Emergency New Zealand started receiving calls to a "well-involved" house... Read More

Police say ‘you are safe’ following fatal shooting

Police want to reassure members of the public they are safe following a fatal shooting near Bethlehem last night. At around 7.40pm, several patrols spotted a... Read More

One killed in Tauranga shooting

UPDATED 11.30PM: A large section of State Highway 2 is expected to be remain closed tomorrow, following a firearms incident in Tauranga tonight. An earlier... Read More