Videos

Road users urged to make themselves seen

Be Bright, Be Safe, Be Seen Travel Safe are reminding Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty road and path users to be bright, be safe and be seen this winter. Whether... Read More

Community outrage as fish plundered

A Tairua resident is warning other coastal communities to be on the lookout following fishermen being filmed coming ashore with thousands of pink maomao fish. 'There... Read More

Covid-19: No community cases, over 10,000 tests

Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says the Ministry of Health is still awaiting the results of genomic sequencing to clarify the Covid-19 variant... Read More

Covid-19: Genomic sequencing result expected today

Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says genomic sequencing to identify the variant of Covid-19 a Sydney traveller who visited Wellington last weekend... Read More

The people driving grassroots sport

Don Te Maipi has dedicated thousands of hours of his free time to help people of all ages stay active. The Bay of Plenty man works as a police officer protecting... Read More

Coroner releases report into tourist‘s death

A coroner has found that Chinese tourist Ji Li died of hypothermia after a series of ill-fated decisions left her tramping solo in the Tongariro National Park... Read More

Iconic Mount pine tree will be replaced

Tauranga City Council are replacing an iconic pine tree that has been cut down in Mount Maunganui. The Norfolk Pine, which was located on the Prince Avenue roundabout... Read More

Matt Chat: Tauranga hitting the wrong headlines

In this month's Matt Chat, Tauranga Chamber of Commerce CEO Matt Cowley reflects on Tauranga hitting the headlines, for all the wrong reasons. He also discusses... Read More

Spotlight falls on Te Papa’s past

Archaeologist Ken Phillips is embarking on what is potentially one of the most significant and exciting investigations to be carried out in the Tauranga region to... Read More

LIVE: Vaccine rollout ahead of targets - Verrall

Associate Minister of Health Ayesha Verrall and Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield are providing an update on the vaccination programme. Verrall says... Read More

The highs and lows of June’s weather pattern

It's hard to believe we're entering the halfway mark of 2021 already and the start of winter on the meteorological calendar. While meteorologically... Read More

$200k available for BOP environmental groups

More than $200,000 is still available for local environmental groups who need help funding local projects - and time is running out to take advantage of this year's... Read More