Firefighters, police clash over cliff rescue of woman trapped in ‘extremely precarious position’
Police waited for half an hour to alert Fire and Emergency when the incident call came in at…
Driver survives 100m cliff plunge off SH25 in Coromandel, firefighters in four-hour rescue
MetService data shows there had been light rain around the time of the crash, which happened on a…
Company behind Mount Maunganui restaurant Osteria in liquidation, $650k of tax debt owed
She initially asked the Bay of Plenty Times not to publish anything at this early stage of the…
First home buyers strong in first quarter of 2026
“There remain multiple supports for first home buyer activity. Obviously, lower house prices and reduced mortgage rates help,…
Kittens dumped in plastic bag in Sydney bush saved by walker
“I thought, ‘Surely there’s nothing inside that bag’. Then I got a stick and moved the bag. The…
A message to adults from someone who grew up in the social media age – Jade Varney
Whether it was how to achieve a smaller waist or the latest food group to avoid, I was…
Port of Tauranga cocaine bust: Customs seizes 48kg in container roof
“This method of concealment signals the lengths crime groups are going to in attempting to move drugs through…
Five Greazy Dogs MC members on trial in Tauranga over alleged attack on Mongols in Mount Maunganui
Punches were thrown and, in a video taken on a cellphone at the time, voices could be heard…
First XV wrap: Westlake, Tauranga and Whanganui on tour; ninth Quad in a row for St Kentigern; pre-season results roundup
After their first-up 56-35 loss to Monument School at the St John’s Rugby Festival in Johannesburg, Westlake beat…
Hunter shot dead in the Ruahine Range near Dannevirke
Churchouse said he received a call at 5.27pm that a hunter had been shot off Tamaki West Rd,…
Gareth Jones relates losing hold of friend Susane Caccioppoli in Cyclone Gabrielle floodwaters
Freezing cold, after being separated from Caccioppoli, Jones managed to get to a pile of stones near the…
Cyclone Vaianu Hawke’s Bay: 253mm of rain recorded in Ruahine Range, 194km/h gust
The next highest was 164mm at Te Koau in the Kaweka Range. No widespread damage was reported in…