The weather didn't play its part, but the riders certainly did at the opening round of the New Zealand Supercross Championships in the South Island on Saturday. The... Read More

The Armed Offenders Squad have been deployed to a location in Te Puke following an alleged offender retreating into a building. Police received a report of a... Read More

The MetService report that a weak ridge is forecast to move east over New Zealand on Tuesday. An active cold front, preceded by strong moist northwesterlies... Read More

A family returning home from Speedway on Saturday night were alarmed to discover a crowd of more than 20 youth brawling near their house on Papamoa Beach Rd. 'We'd... Read More

A two vehicle crash has occurred in Welcome Bay on Sunday afternoon. Emergency services are responding to a two-car crash on Welcome Bay Rd. The crash is believed... Read More

MetService forecasters have been busy this week, as a series of fronts and troughs brought significant rain. The largest accumulations were seen on the West... Read More

The inclement weather has meant that several events planned around the Bay of Plenty today have been cancelled. Showers are expected to turn to continual rain... Read More

SH26 south of Paeroa will be closed for up to ten days from 18 November for repairs on the Rotokohu Canal Bridge, with a detour in place. The flow of water down... Read More

When it comes to buying a car comparing different brands can be time consuming and require a lot of travelling. Papamoa Rotary has come up with a solution for... Read More

Safety concerns have been raised after young families found themselves too close to a moving motorcycle on Papamoa beach, followed by a fisherman coming across... Read More

Police report that a car collided with a bank in Poike on Sunday afternoon. The vehicle collided with the bank on State Highway 29A near Windermere around 4.25pm. One... Read More

A vehicle has caught fire near Athenree on Sunday afternoon, creating large billowing clouds of black smoke. "It occurred about 3.50pm," says Bob Byal, who found... Read More