Properties damaged, roofs lifted in reported tornado near Whakatāne
Several properties have been damaged with some roofing ripped off after a reported tornado near Whakatāne this afternoon.…
One dead, four injured in two-vehicle Bay of Plenty crash
A person has died and four others have been injured in a two-vehicle crash in the Bay of…
Tauranga businesses hit by new parking rules
A Tauranga business owner has reduced her team’s hours because sales have dropped since paid parking started on…
NZ didn’t seem ready for disaster, court told
The coronial inquiry into the 2019 Whakaari / White Island eruption has heard that although the island is…
Ruapehu candidate gives up campaigning after ‘brutal’ online abuse
Ruapehu District Council has condemned the abuse and harassment of candidates standing in the local elections. One contender…
Outrage after Rotorua council’s new pensioner housing partnership
Residents at one of Rotorua’s pensioner housing blocks say they will not be signing new tenancy agreements until…
Black Caps beaten by six wickets in first Twenty20 International
Mitch Marsh blasted 85 from 43 balls as Australia beat New Zealand by six wickets Wednesday in the…
Chemical smell in Kawerau linked to wire and cable thefts
A series of wire and cable thefts in the Kawerau area may be linked to a strong chemical…
Skilled migrants at risk as English test barrier threatens BoP business
A Tauranga manufacturing company fears it could be forced to close its doors if the Government does not…
One dead, one injured, in ‘serious incident’ in Bay of Plenty
One person has died after they were allegedly injured by a person inside a car that later crashed…
Tauranga City Council sank $4.7m into scrapped pool plans
Tauranga City Council has spent $4.7 million on plans for an aquatic centre that have now been abandoned.…
Man, youths arrested amid ‘anti-social trail bike use’ in Ōpōtiki
Three people, including two youths, have been arrested in Ōpōtiki amid “anti-social trail bike use”. The arrests follow…