08:00am Sun 05 Jan, 2020
Police successfully recovered a stolen car last night, surprising the driver who was unaware it had been stolen. Police observed the stolen car on SH 29A at around... Read More
07:30am Sun 05 Jan, 2020
A new summer wildfire prevention campaign featuring three of New Zealand's most beloved native birds has begun. Last summer, campfires helped destroy 4,725 hectares... Read More
11:07pm Sat 04 Jan, 2020
Update, Sunday 7am: A 21-year-old man has been charged with murder following the death of a 22-year-old man at a Waihi Beach property last night. A scene guard... Read More
12:00pm Sat 04 Jan, 2020
Police have named the person who died following a disorder incident on Wednesday January 1 in Bowentown, Waihi Beach. He was 56-year-old Derrick Hann of Ngati... Read More
08:30am Sat 04 Jan, 2020
Police have named the man who died after a crash on the Kaimai Ranges before Christmas. He was Aaron Scott Lester, age 48, of Te Puke. Lester was critically... Read More
08:00am Sat 04 Jan, 2020
As the days are getting warmer, many are heading down to their favourite swimming spots to cool down, but more often than not, their animals can't come too. In... Read More
07:52am Fri 03 Jan, 2020
One person has been arrested following drug possession at Bay Dreams. The music festival was held at Trustpower Baypark Stadium on Thursday, January 2, where... Read More
07:38am Wed 01 Jan, 2020
UPDATE 9.20am: Cordons are currently in place at the entrance to the Bowentown Holiday Park, following a homicide investigation being launched. The investigation... Read More
07:26am Wed 01 Jan, 2020
One person has died after a truck crash that closed State Highway 29. The two truck crash occurred on Monday, December 23, 2019, at around 3.30pm, between Belk... Read More
11:17pm Tue 31 Dec, 2019
Emergency services are responding to a building fire in Greerton on New Year's Eve. The front corner of the Bladed N Faded Barber Shop in Chadwick Rd caught alight... Read More
05:00pm Tue 31 Dec, 2019
LIVE: 12.15am This evening hundreds of people congregated on the Tauranga waterfront, at Papamoa and Matua to watch the midnight fireworks that heralded in the... Read More
04:00pm Sat 28 Dec, 2019
It was either a case of sibling rivalry or musical ‘one-up-ship-ship' as two cruise ships took to their horns for an epic musical boxing match on Boxing... Read More