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…
Two police officers bitten by dog in Rotorua, one requiring surgery
Two police officers have been injured, with one requiring surgery, after they were bitten by a dog while…
Thousands face overnight power cuts after strong winds batter upper North
Thousands of residents across the upper North Island are being urged to prepare for a night without electricity…
Strong winds cut power to thousands across North Island
Thousands across the upper North Island have woken up to power outages after strong winds bore down overnight,…
Call to keep former Whakatāne Harbourmaster’s cottage
After fighting for 10 years to stop an eight-storey building being put at a strategic location at The…
Plea issued to residents wanting a dog
Rotorua Lakes Council is pleading for residents to make “informed choices” before getting a dog, as it aims…
Ōpōtiki couple sleepless after $12.5m Lotto win
An Ōpōtiki couple were sleepless for two nights after discovering they’d won $12.5 million in Saturday’s Powerball draw.…
Further four arrests in relation to murder of Zain Taikato-Fox
A further four people have been charged in connection with the murder of Rotorua man Zain Taikato Fox,…
Brazen bunnies overrun property, causing pest control confusion
A property owner’s plea to clear a “rabbit plague” from his Okere Falls property has raised questions over…
Police disrupt anti-social road user meet-ups across Tauranga
Bay of Plenty police disrupted a series of planned anti-social road user gatherings in Tauranga overnight, making arrests…