Man charged with abduction, strangulation in Ōpōtiki
A 34-year-old man is facing multiple charges after an assault in Ōpōtiki overnight. Charges include abduction, wounding with…
Whakatāne Hospital to bring back specialist birthing services
Secondary obstetrics and gynaecology services will once again be offered at Whakatāne Hospital, after being scrapped at the…
Free parking to be trialled in major city centre from next month
Rotorua Lakes Council will trial free parking at the city centre’s main parking building from next month. By…
Chipseal paused after Whakatāne subdivision residents object
Ōhope’s Waterways subdivision residents are delighted Whakatāne District Council has agreed to postpone resealing their streets after they…
The district where councillors are getting an average $29k pay rise
Western Bay of Plenty District councillors have topped a national pay rise table with a jump of almost…
One charged with murder over Tauranga man’s death
A man has been charged with the murder of a Tauranga man, whose body was found in a…
Sinkhole forms near wastewater plant in Coromandel
Residents of a beachside village on the Coromandel Peninsula have been warned a sinkhole has formed near a…
Man found dead in a park named by police
A man whose body was found in a secluded part of a Tauranga park has been named by…
The road with too many crashes
Residents of Appleton Rd in the Bay of Plenty have been first responders at more road crashes than…
‘Suspicious’ death of man found in Tauranga park sparks homicide probe
A homicide investigation has been launched after the “suspicious” death of a man whose body was found in…
Man charged with Mt Maunganui landslide cordon breach, others sought
A man has been arrested and charged after allegedly entering the Mount Maunganui landslide zone, which is cordoned…
Man charged with Mt Maunganui landslide cordon breach, others sought
A man has been arrested and charged after allegedly entering the Mount Maunganui landslide zone, which is cordoned…