29-Nov 15:45
Crash near Tauranga Harbour Bridge
29-Nov 15:15
Vehicle rolls in Welcome Bay
29-Nov 15:00
Husqvarna rider Yearbury extends winning run
29-Nov 14:00
Covid-19: One new case in NZ today
29-Nov 13:00
New Zealand vs West Indies, 2020: 2nd T20 ahead
29-Nov 12:30
Tasman and Hawkes‘ Bay secured Mitre 10 silverware
29-Nov 11:45
Single vehicle crash on Peketahi bridge
29-Nov 11:30
Greerton opener belts back to back centuries
29-Nov 10:45
Crash in Papamoa
29-Nov 10:30
Covid update here and around the globe
29-Nov 09:30
New hospitality worker support service launches
29-Nov 08:45
What‘s on - Cricket, Oropi country market and art
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8:00am Sunday 29 Nov, 2020
Further funding for feed support services and new animal welfare coordinators will help farmers who continue to feel the effects of an extended drought,... Read More
7:15am Sunday 29 Nov, 2020
Volunteers at Bay of Plenty animal rescues are facing verbal abuse and harassment which makes the work they do even harder. ARRC Wildlife... Read More
3:29pm Saturday 28 Nov, 2020
Heavy rain and gale winds are expected this week across much of New Zealand. The MetService advise that a low pressure will move across central and... Read More
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2:30pm Saturday 28 Nov, 2020
One of the many highlights of the Pepi Toot train ride around the streets of Mount Maunganui is a brief stop at a yellow pohutukawa in one of the quieter... Read More
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5:01pm Friday 27 Nov, 2020
Orchids, growing gear and free advice from experts are on offer this weekend to anyone interested in having a go at growing the botanical beauties. All... Read More
11:15am Thursday 26 Nov, 2020
Work is continuing to progress on the Opotiki Harbour entrance. Locals may have heard a distant thumping sound or seen a very large... Read More
6:01pm Wednesday 25 Nov, 2020
Residents will be able to loan a variety of pest traps to assist them in combating rodents on their property this weekend. On Sunday, from 3pm until... Read More
5:05pm Wednesday 25 Nov, 2020
Bay of Plenty Regional Council has lodged an application for resource consent to carry out erosion repair and flooding prevention works in rivers and... Read More
7:20am Tuesday 24 Nov, 2020
Repair is set to start on one of the few remaining sites on the Whakatāne River damaged after the 2017 flood and storm event. The work will see the... Read More
3:00pm Monday 23 Nov, 2020
Water use over summer will be carefully watched by Western Bay of Plenty District Council to ensure there is enough for everyone if drought conditions... Read More
8:13am Monday 23 Nov, 2020
Pilot Bay beach is fenced off this morning. A reporter at the beach says contractors are putting sand back on the beach as much of it has been eroded... Read More
4:00pm Sunday 22 Nov, 2020
A Tasman Sea low is likely to briefly reach storm criteria in the Tasman Sea this week before partially falling apart as it moves across New... Read More
10:30am Saturday 21 Nov, 2020
Geonet report that a 5.2M earthquake struck near Mt Ruapehu early this morning. The quake struck at 1.43am, 35 km west of Ohakune at a depth of 127km. More... Read More
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8:15am Saturday 21 Nov, 2020
Update: 3.30pm A forestry and scrub fire in the Lower Kaimais that started on Friday night has now been contained. "All the fire and emergency... Read More
6:52am Friday 20 Nov, 2020
People are being warned to take precautions when working in the garden to avoid contracting Legionnaires’ disease. Legionella... Read More