The Transport Agency has backed down on a rule change that could have caused major problems for a big car importer. It wanted to toughen up its conflict of interest policy after the controversial tie-up between big vehicle inspector VINZ, and a Japanese-owned...

Some people may have noticed there seems to be more traffic around the Coromandel this year. Thames Coromandel District Council says the activity on the region’s roads is a sure sign of the positive trend for our economy. Data just released...

Tauranga students stood outside council chambers this afternoon to support Wellingtonian Ollie Langridge for his 100th day protesting outside Parliament Ollie is calling on the Government to declare a climate change emergency. “We are on a vigil...

The new Community Corrections site in Tauranga is still being decided on as no final decision has been made. Corrections district manager Mark Nijessn says once community engagement is complete, a decision will be made regarding an application to...

An ‘all makes’ car event dubbed ‘Coffee and Cars’ is coming to Mount Manganui this weekend. Held at 23 Tukorako Drive on Sunday August 25, organiser Wayne Brake says it’s an event no matter what vehicle you drive you...

  Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology is pairing up with employers to ensure the next generation of mechanical engineers are ready to plug the skills gap in the sector.   The institute launched the New Zealand Certificate in Mechanical...

A celebration to recognise the end of dredging for the Kopeopeo Canal Remediation Project was held yesterday as part of the final Community Liaison Group meeting. It was a significant milestone for the project and an opportunity for the Project Team...

Tauranga Boys’ College First XV have finally had some luck go their way. After coming so close to beating both Super 8 finalists Hamilton Boys’ and Hastings Boys’ the boys in blue have knocked out Rotorua Boys’ in the race to...

  Mayor Greg Brownless has given his unequivocal assurance. The problems which have brought construction of the $27 million plus Harington street ‘transport hub’, or carpark, to a standstill, will not fall back on ratepayers.   “I...

There are the garish throw-ups under the approaches to the Tauranga Harbour Bridge and beyond the gaze of most locals. Blockbusters they’re called apparently. They may be construed as art - “quite cool” has been the general consensus....

  A giraffe warmer is a godsend for a Tauranga mother of premature twin girls.   Paisley and Octavia Dobbs were born at 32 weeks, and normally Paisley would have spent time in an incubator. Teata Clarke says the giraffe warmer means she...

Motorists are advised to plan their journey before heading out in the Bay of Plenty during the annual AIMS Games next month. “With more than 10,000 competitors and supporters in Tauranga for AIMS Games, please allow extra time while traveling...

Bay of Plenty Steamers take on their biggest test of the season when they face last year’s Mitre 10 Cup Premiership winners, Auckland, at Eden Park on Saturday. Steamers head coach, Clayton McMillan, has named a strong 23-man squad for the game....

New Zealand enjoyed a successful day two of the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Championships in Szeged, Hungary with a series of impressive performances led by their top-quality women’s K4 500m crew. Lining up in the third and final...

NZ has had some short lived cold snaps this winter but the one coming in today and tonight is truly the shortest, says WeatherWatch.co.nz While both Friday and Saturday will see a large portion of the country warmer than average a nationwide southerly...

It's a measure of Tauranga's Sam Meech's superb consistency that his fifth placing at the Olympic test event is his worst result of the past two years. But the Olympic bronze medallist didn't get the opportunity to improve his position...

Helping people age well, retaining a more active lifestyle in the process, is the focus of a new $5 million fund. And a handy smartphone app is just one of the ways in which the money will be used to help do that. The funding from the Ministry of...

Ōpōtiki District Council is pleased to hear the New Zealand Transport Agency’s announcement that the Waioeka Bridge was to be cleaned in the coming months, after almost three years of raising the matter on behalf of the community. Council’s...

A man has been charged with murder following the death of a 48-year-old man in Tokoroa. Police received a report around 2pm of a serious assault at a residential property, says a police spokesperson. "Upon arrival the body of a man was discovered. "A...

Changes to New Zealand's animal tracking system are starting to be rolled out after a report released last year identified a raft of issues with the scheme. Failing to comply with the National Animal Identification and Tracing, or NAIT, system...

A potentially serious marine pest has been recorded in New Zealand for the first time. The sea squirt clavelina oblonga has been found in the waters around Great Barrier Island, north-east of Auckland. It was thought to have been introduced last summer...

Fans and music lovers of the Australian rock band AC/DC will be in for a treat when NZ/DC an AC/DC experience show performs in Mount Maunganui later this month. Band member Dan Cosgrove says the band has officially been together for about six months...

Bay of Plenty Ngāwhā head coach Culum Retallick has selected a well-rounded team for this season’s competition. His side has a lot of similarities to the All Blacks of the late 80s and early 90s, blessed with plenty of speed and agility, but...

New funding of $14.5 million over four years, means the Government will contribute nearly $45 million to the employer-led workplace literacy and numeracy fund between 2019 and 2022. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says more New Zealanders will be supported...

Two reports released today by NIWA and the Deep South National Science Challenge reveal new information about how many New Zealanders, how many buildings and how much infrastructure could be affected by extreme river and coastal flooding from storms...

  Life is about to change for Tauranga 11-month-old Harry Ward, after receiving a grant from the Mazda Foundation to purchase an Airvo Humidification System.   Harry suffers from a life-threatening condition where his breathing stops suddenly,...

MetService has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for northern areas of the North Island tonight into Friday morning. “There could be very strong localised wind gusts over 110 km/h from the northwest and we are advising residents in affected...

Motorists are being advised to drive with care on State Highway 29a, between Poike Road and Oropi Road. The NZTA says a tree has fallen across the highway. "Due to a fallen tree, a lane is blocked. "Expect delays and pass the scene with...

The draft Commerce Commission report into fuel pricing confirms that New Zealanders are getting fleeced at the pump and that the fuel market is broken, says Tauranga Labour list MP Jan Tinetti. “After receiving final advice from the Commerce...