Bay of Plenty cop Harrison Rickard-Simms busted drink-driving, appeals conviction
He failed in his bid to get a discharge when he appeared before Community Magistrate Lesley Jensen on…
Bay of Plenty avocado growers donate windfall fruit after devastating weather
He said one orchard that packed fruit before and after the storm experienced a drop in the export…
Bay of Plenty police officer charged with unlawfully accessing intelligence system
The Passport Act charge carries a maximum sentence of five years’ imprisonment or a $15,000 fine. The officer…
Bay of Plenty police officer charged with unlawfully accessing intelligence system
The Passport Act charge carries a maximum sentence of five years’ imprisonment or a $15,000 fine. The officer…
Violent Bay of Plenty hostage-taker Jade Mellow gets an extra 15 months added to jail sentence
About 10pm that night, Mellow was parked in a car near Edgecumbe with a cut-down .22 calibre rifle,…
Body found on Western Bay of Plenty beach
A reporter at the scene at 10.20am saw several police cars and St John Hato Hone vehicles. Police…
Bay of Plenty avocado growers count losses after weekend wind
“It was just shaking the heck out of the house.” While the house fared all right, Heays said…
More than 100 dog attacks on people in Tauranga, Western Bay of Plenty in a year
Tauranga City Council animal services team leader Brent Lincoln said the dog’s owner was walking three dogs, two…
NPC: Lincoln McClutchie’s golden boot, Folau Fakatava’s tries help Hawke’s Bay claim golden-point win in Battle of the Bays
But being more than three years since his two tests in 2022, the 2020 NPC player of the…
Storm damage leaves 1695 homes without power across North Island
A photo taken of damage to a section of line north of Whangamatā. Photo / Powerco “Thank you…
Coromandel and Western Bay of Plenty outages leave 8600 homes without power
“For that reason, it’s important that, if you are affected by an outage because of storm damage, you…
Toi Ohomai reverses proposal to close Taupō and Tokoroa campuses
With declining student numbers in Tokoroa and Taupō, the cost to run multiple campuses, and a drop in…