5:14pm Wednesday 18 Dec, 2019
Police are scaling back the search for two missing people following last week’s eruption on Whakaari / White Island to a local-led operation. Police... Read More
7:47am Tuesday 17 Dec, 2019
A venture to export high quality, edible seaweed ‘wakame’ from the Coromandel Harbour to Japan is making good progress. Coromandel Town... Read More
3:00pm Sunday 15 Dec, 2019
The NZ MetService have issued a severe weather outlook for Tuesday through to Friday. A large low will move across south-eastwards New Zealand on Tuesday,... Read More
12:30pm Sunday 15 Dec, 2019
Joe Collins became the youngest-ever male winner of the Dexion Mount Monster on Saturday but the 17-year-old best keep a close eye over his shoulder... Read More
8:00am Sunday 15 Dec, 2019
3.45pm Update: Police can confirm a further person injured in the Whakaari / White Island eruption, and later repatriated to Australia, sadly died yesterday. “This... 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
2:30pm Saturday 14 Dec, 2019
A minute’s silence will be observed at 2.11pm on Monday December 16 in honour of the victims of the Whakaari White Island eruption, Prime Minister... Read More
11:30am Saturday 14 Dec, 2019
Stay cool but fence the pool. That’s the message from Sport BOP, Water Safety NZ and Tauranga City Council, who are reminding the public that... 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
4:07pm Wednesday 11 Dec, 2019
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council wave buoy is back for summer, providing keen surfers and boaties with real-time reporting of sea conditions. It’s... Read More
1:16pm Wednesday 11 Dec, 2019
Disabled sailors and their carers have had the chance to get the wind in their hair out on Tauranga Harbour. Sailability Tauranga offers people with... Read More
10:34am Wednesday 11 Dec, 2019
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters and Civil Defence Minister Peeni Henare have today announced the deployment of a network of DART (Deep-ocean... Read More
4:00pm Sunday 08 Dec, 2019
Mount Maunganui's Elin Tawharu claimed a maiden New Zealand Surf Series victory in the season-ending Backdoor Pro event at Fitzroy Beach, New Plymouth... Read More
3:00pm Sunday 08 Dec, 2019
New Zealand yachting stars Peter Burling and Blair Tuke won a fifth world 49er title on a dramatic final day of the championships in Auckland on Sunday. The... Read More
1:30pm Sunday 08 Dec, 2019
New Zealand weather forecasters have been very busy over the first week of summer. “The weather pattern over Aotearoa has been more spring-like... Read More