NNew Zealand Read More Eight hospitalised after serious Bay of Plenty crashApril 8, 2026 Eight people were hospitalised – including one in a critical condition – after a serious crash in Bay…
NNew Zealand Read More Subtropical low brings Northland rain warning, Cyclone Vaianu monitoredApril 6, 2026 Weather warnings have been upgraded across parts of the North Island as a subtropical low approaches from the…
NNew Zealand Read More Subtropical low brings Northland rain warning, Cyclone Vaianu monitoredApril 6, 2026 Weather warnings have been upgraded across parts of the North Island as a subtropical low approaches from the…
NNew Zealand Read More Rotorua lake businesses blindslided by ‘bonkers’ planning ruleApril 6, 2026 More than a dozen Rotorua businesses operating on some of the district’s most iconic lakes have been told…
NNew Zealand Read More Bay Of Plenty councils make ‘landmark’ water decision after long debateApril 3, 2026 Tauranga City Council and the Western Bay of Plenty District Council will establish a joint water organisation, elected…
NNew Zealand Read More New SH2 toll labelled ‘unfair’ to locals, businessesMarch 31, 2026 New charges on the Tauranga Eastern Link Toll Road have been labelled “unfair” and potentially damaging to Pāpāmoa…
HHeadlines Read More Two arrested after allegedly drowning puppies in Whakatāne RiverMarch 31, 2026 Police have caught two young men who allegedly filmed themselves throwing puppies into the Whakatāne River and shared…
NNew Zealand Read More Tauranga’s council hires four legal firms after fatal Mauao landslideMarch 31, 2026 Tauranga City Council has hired four legal firms as it responds to several formal inquiries into the deadly…
NNew Zealand Read More Whakaari victim’s mother wants to move to NZMarch 29, 2026 An Australian mother who lost her husband and daughter in the 2019 Whakaari/White Island eruption says she wants…
NNew Zealand Read More Police kept busy during annual Whangamatā Beach HopMarch 29, 2026 Police say they arrested considerably more people at Whangamatā’s Beach Hop car event than in recent years. Tens…
NNew Zealand Read More What drivers will pay at new toll point on SH2 near PāpāmoaMarch 27, 2026 A second tolling point will be added to the Tauranga Eastern Link, the Government has confirmed. It will…
NNew Zealand Read More Pāpāmoa East Interchange to open by EasterMarch 25, 2026 After four years of traffic disruption, the Pāpāmoa East Interchange is complete and about to open for use.…