19-Dec 06:36
Mauao Base Track to open for Christmas
19-Dec 06:27
Iconic landmark to become The Vines Clubhouse
18-Dec 20:00
Govt to research festival drug checks
18-Dec 19:00
Total watering ban for Coromandel Town
18-Dec 17:56
Preparation key to good health this holiday season
18-Dec 17:14
Search for White Island missing to be scaled down
18-Dec 16:58
Diversions along Te Puke Highway from January
18-Dec 15:59
Making it a pet-friendly holiday
18-Dec 14:58
Driver leads police on chase through BOP
18-Dec 14:07
Property valuations increase across Western Bay
18-Dec 13:29
Trees down and power out as strong winds hit
18-Dec 13:16
Paving the way for quality medicinal cannabis
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7:00pm Wednesday 18 Dec, 2019
A total watering ban is in place in Coromandel Town, this means all use of water outside the house is banned. This includes watering lawns and gardens,... Read More
8:34am Tuesday 17 Dec, 2019
Shoreline searches of Whakaari/White Island have been hampered by poor weather this morning. The Police Eagle helicopter left the mainland... Read More
7:00pm Monday 16 Dec, 2019
New Zealand has observed a one-minute silence to remember the victims of last week's eruption on Whakaari/White Island. The minute of silence was... Read More
11:45am Monday 16 Dec, 2019
Boughs of holly, sleigh bells ringing, turkey with stuffing, goodwill to all men. “Throw in a zero waste Christmas and holiday... Read More
7:33am Monday 16 Dec, 2019
Police are today expected to make another attempt to find and recover the two bodies missing since the eruption on Whakaari/White Island a week ago. Sixteen... Read More
4:30pm Saturday 14 Dec, 2019
Divers in the water around Whakaari / White Island today continued to face unique and challenging conditions. A team of nine from the Police National... Read More
7:45am Saturday 14 Dec, 2019
The bodies recovered from Whakaari / White Island have been taken to Auckland for the post mortem and disaster victim identification process. Together... Read More
7:30am Saturday 14 Dec, 2019
Heavy rain and severe gales are on the way, but there's still some doubt about which parts of the country will be hit hardest and when. MetService... Read More
3:56pm Friday 13 Dec, 2019
Digging soil, harvesting vegetables, growing flowers and doing “real, genuine hands-on work”. These are the projects that will keep Tauranga... Read More
6:37am Thursday 12 Dec, 2019
Clean, green community members were left in shock after picking up about 100kg of trash in Mount Maunganui. A group of 70 volunteers... Read More
5:10pm Wednesday 11 Dec, 2019
Work has started this week on the expansion and restoration of two Tauranga wetlands. The project is part of a collaborative project between Waka Kotahi... Read More
1:07pm Tuesday 10 Dec, 2019
GeoNet is reporting a strong earthquake in the North Island this afternoon. An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 has been recorded just before 1pm. According... Read More
4:33pm Monday 09 Dec, 2019
The first boatload of injured is now coming in and helicopters are flying patients in, the Whakatane Beacon is reporting. There are unconfirmed reports... Read More
3:17pm Monday 09 Dec, 2019
The National Emergency Management Ageny has issued a warning following an eruption at White Island. A moderate volcanic eruption is occurring at White... Read More
2:21pm Monday 09 Dec, 2019
UPDATED 2.49PM: White Island's alert level has been upgraded to 4 following a volcanic eruption this afternoon. Duty Volcanologist Geoff Kilgour... Read More