A vehicle has crashed into a house in Otumoetai this evening. Police received a report of a car crashing into a house on Otumoetai Rd at around 6.30pm. "There were no injuries but there is damage to the house and vehicle," says a Police...

New Zealanders who cannot afford hearing aids are being offered a lifeline by the National Foundation for Deaf and Hard of Hearing. The charity that advocates for people with hearing loss has launched a Hearing Aid Fund, and is offering 20 grants towards...

  The Government is expanding and accelerating frontline mental health and wellbeing services at tertiary education institutes – TEI - to help students manage ongoing stresses related to COVID-19.   “The lockdown has been hugely...

There has been one new case of Covid-19 reported in managed isolation in New Zealand today. The new case is a woman in her 20s who arrived in New Zealand on July 2 from London, via Doha and Sydney. She had been in managed isolation at the Sudima Christchurch...

  A person in their 60s broke a window and escaped from an Auckland isolation hotel last night, the fourth escape from a facility in a week.   Air Commodore Darryn Webb, Head of Managed Isolation and Quarantine, said police are investigating...

5pm update: Emergency services have been involved in an ongoing effort to extricate a vehicle that went into the water following a crash earlier on State Highway 30 near Lake Rotoma, Rotorua. The single-vehicle collision was reported around 12.40pm. The...

During Matariki which runs from June 21 to July 21, there are many resources available to explore on line including links, recipes and activities. Every week there is something new to see, and this week’s focus is around Nga Whetu Waiti and...

12.40pm Update:  The road is now clear following an earlier crash on SH29 at the intersection with Cambridge Rd. Motorists are advised to expect delays as congestion eases in the area. 12.20pm Update: Due to a two-car crash on State Highway...

  Wildlife institutions affected by a loss of visitor revenue during the COVID-19 lockdown are set to receive government support with nearly $15 million of funding available announced Minister of Conservation Eugenie Sage. “Eco-sanctuaries,...

  Motorists are advised to take care on State Highway 2 near the Te Puna roundabout today as a power pole is being replaced. “Due to a tree falling in high winds last night near SH2 Te Puna roundabout a power pole was damaged and needs to...

  Opotiki District Council has had a record-breaking period for building consents, with five large-value building works with a combined value of $19.5million, all granted consent in the last quarter.   The building consents cover five...

  Good morning!  Kia ora te ra whakamiharo. Oha atu ki tetahi hoa hou.   After some morning cloud, the forecast for the remainder of today remains fine with light winds. It’s a three-to-four-layer-clothing day with a high of...

  WeatherWatch reports that there is another chance for rain in the coming week for a number of North Island and western regions.   “This despite an uptick in high pressure,” says a WeatherWatch spokesperson.   “The...

  Bay Conservation Alliance, an organisation linking together 14 of the most significant community conservation groups in the Bay of Plenty, is very happy to announce that our innovative ‘Bay Conservation Cadets’ programme has been...

  The urban landscape is getting more interesting.   Otumoetai, Oropi, Mount Maunganui and downtown Tauranga are all going to experience Chorus Cabinet arty makeovers. Creative Bay of Plenty, along with Chorus and The Breeze Tauranga 95.8FM...

  The transfer of land at 11 Mission Street is being described as a "momentous" occasion that will improve relationships.   Community members came together last Friday, July 3, to commemorate the land being gifted back to mana...

The Search Party Charitable Trust have won the TECT Community Diversity and Inclusion Award. The Te Puke-based charity works to bring communities together to socialise, educate, collaborate, and maintain properties and gardens. The hub that feeds the...

New research commissioned by bp on New Zealanders’ attitudes towards gratitude reveals Kiwis are experts at performing random acts of kindness for strangers, whether it be offering a compliment, opening a door for someone, shouting a coffee, or...

The government has approved the purchase of a fleet of Bushmaster vehicles to replace the New Zealand Army’s armoured Pinzgauers. The new fleet of 43 Australian-designed and built Bushmaster NZ5.5 will provide better protection for personnel and...

A kiwi artist is taking a different tune with her music this year by highlighting a different endangered animal and charities involved in their conservation with each single she releases. Gin Wigmore’s single ‘Feels Like Me’, released...

A small group braved the cold this morning to bless the new signage at at Te Papa o Ngā Manu Porotakataka. The signage for Te Papa o Ngā Manu Porotakataka, what used to be the Phoenix carpark, tells the story, in both English and Te Reo, of the name...

Work is now underway to build new footpaths across the Ōpōtiki district bringing new employment and work opportunities for locals. Earlier this month, the Provincial Growth Fund committed $60m for job-creation projects in provincial areas which included...

A significant drug dealing network in the Waikato region has been disrupted and more than $1 million in assets restrained after a three-month police operation. Multiple search warrants were carried out this week in Waikato, Auckland and Bay of Plenty,...

A charity is calling on keen Tauranga knitters to donate new blankets, jerseys, mittens, socks, hats and to people in need across Eastern Europe. Mission Without Borders is hosting a collection day on July 29 in Tauranga. People can hand over their new...

Health Minister Chris Hipkins is updating the media on the government's COVID-19 response, after it was confirmed today that a third person had escaped a managed isolation facility. It was confirmed at midday today that a 50-year-old man has been...

A 50-year-old man has been arrested after he cut through fence ties in the 1.8 metre fence to break out of a managed isolation facility in Hamilton. Police say it's believed the individual left the Distinction Hotel for about half an hour, between...

Tauranga-based stevedoring company, C3 Limited, has been fined $240,000 after a 15 tonne excavator was dropped from a ship’s crane, narrowly missing five workers on the wharf below. The company was fined by the Auckland District Court on Thursday. “This...

Some Coastal Bay of Plenty accommodation providers are experiencing an unexpected rise in booking numbers, just in time for the July school holidays. Providers have reported up to a 19 per cent increase in bookings when compared with the same period...

A 60m-long recreational area at Sulphur Point will be fenced off to the public for about two months from next. The area is being fenced off to allow workers to make improvements to the waterfront, says a Tauranga City Council spokesperson. "The...