Videos

Help decide the future of TECT Park

The well-loved, award winning TECT Park is now over 10 years old, and to celebrate, the Western Bay of Plenty District Council is looking to see what new activities... Read More

New ways of travelling ahead at Bay Link

With the Bay Link project working towards completion later this year, people travelling through the area will see changes to the road layout coming up more frequently.... Read More

Council decides fate of iconic museum building

Rotorua's council has voted to finish restoring the city's iconic museum building in spite of a steep cost rise — but aims to keep its share to its original... Read More

ClimateWatch: How August is shaping up

WeatherWatch.co.nz is taking a look at the climate drivers influencing New Zealand's temperatures and rainfall. This is not a weather forecast but an... Read More

Council welcomes new cadet cohort

Starting a new job can be a mix of nerves and excitement, but for four local young people joining the Piki Ake cadetship programme, those nerves were eased with... Read More

Boy's critical injuries after motorbike crash

On April 4, 2020, in the midst of the nationwide lockdown, the Shearer family's ordinary day took a dramatic turn when an unforeseen event unfolded on their... Read More

Classic early autumn weather for NZ

Westerlies for lower New Zealand will give way to a cold change by early next week, especially Tuesday. This is according to the latest forecast from WeatherWatch.co.nz... Read More

Autumn’s weather pattern about to surge over NZ

Thunderstorms, downpours, windy westerlies and long dry spells too - that's the basic forecast for NZ over the coming week. WeatherWatch.co.nz says this is the... Read More

Deluge: 30 metres of Napier-Taupō Rd falls away

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

Ronaldo still rules the roost in the Avenues

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

Car crashes off bridge in eastern Bay of Plenty

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

Tornado at Waihi Beach rips off rooftops

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