11:45am Fri 14 Mar, 2025
Bay of Plenty MP Tom Rutherford is celebrating a win for the community; subject to some considerations being met, Tauranga City Council says it is likely... Read More
10:00am Thu 13 Mar, 2025
A ute driver says his attempt to overtake a truck and trailer on a State Highway 29 passing lane could have, in his view, ended in tragedy, when the truck in... Read More
07:30pm Sun 09 Mar, 2025
Firefighters from Tauranga and the surrounding area are responding to a large garage fire on a Minden property in western Bay of Plenty. A nearby resident... Read More
07:15am Fri 28 Feb, 2025
George Clark, the father of former Prime Minister Helen Clark, will mark a major milestone on March 8, when he celebrates his 103rd birthday. The occasion... Read More
08:00pm Wed 26 Feb, 2025
Hundreds of hours of practice all came down to an exceptional 30 minutes on stage for the team representing Tauranga Moana at the world's biggest kapa... Read More
04:00pm Sun 23 Feb, 2025
Ngāti Ranginui's kapa haka team have set off for Taranaki, hoping to make their whānau and all iwi of Tauranga Moana proud on the world's biggest kapa... Read More
01:08pm Thu 30 Jan, 2025
Firefighters are dampening down hotspots after a major scrub fire on State Highway 2, between Omokoroa and Katikati. Fire and Emergency received multiple... Read More
08:00am Wed 29 Jan, 2025
The owner of a ram-raided Rotorua liquor store says masked crooks did about $60,000 worth of damage to steal little more than 'a couple of bloody Woodstocks”. Westbrook... Read More
11:45am Tue 28 Jan, 2025
Warning: Graphic content A 'violent and disturbing” video has emerged of a teenage boy repeatedly punching a live octopus in the head at a Bay... Read More
10:42am Fri 17 Jan, 2025
3.17pm update: State Highway 29 is now open following a serious crash between McLaren Falls Rd and Poripori Rd. "Traffic is very heavy is this area,"... Read More
11:15am Wed 02 Oct, 2024
Colourful artwork and improved treatment rooms will greet sick young people in Rotorua Hospital's newly upgraded children's ward. Health minister Dr Shane... Read More
05:00pm Thu 08 Aug, 2024
Nearly 400 Rotorua residents - or those wishing to be buried in the city - are pushing their council to create a natural burial site. Natural burials favour... Read More