11:45am Tue 25 Feb, 2020
The hand held hose ban in Te Puke is being lifted following community water conservation efforts. A ban for sprinklers remains. Western Bay of Plenty District... Read More
04:45pm Sun 23 Feb, 2020
SunLive photographer Daniel Hines has captured a time lapse of the thundery storm clouds as they passed across the Tauranga harbour late this afternoon. The... Read More
11:30am Sat 22 Feb, 2020
Update: 2.15pm Powerco report that an issue impacting a Mount Maunganui power pole located on Paterson St earlier today has been resolved. The issue had caused... Read More
09:10am Fri 21 Feb, 2020
Underwater trapping across the Bay of Plenty coastline this summer by Bay of Plenty Regional Council confirmed that the aggressive Asian paddle crab has become... Read More
05:33pm Thu 20 Feb, 2020
A car has crashed down a bank in Welcome Bay this afternoon. Police received reports of a vehicle going down a bank on James Cook Drive at 4.10pm, says a police... Read More
11:49am Thu 20 Feb, 2020
UPDATE: A building fire in Mount Maunganui is now under control. 'It's under control and there are no injuries,” says Fire and Emergency New Zealand northern... Read More
08:24am Tue 18 Feb, 2020
A telefeature made last year about a Rotorua couple who went on the run with $10million is a finalist in an international film festival. Independent NZ screen... Read More
02:06pm Fri 14 Feb, 2020
A 25-year-old Bay of Plenty man has been arrested in Christchurch today in relation to the double homicide in Tauranga on Tuesday, February 11. The arrest was... Read More
01:42pm Fri 14 Feb, 2020
"A fatal shooting is an outcome nobody wants, but if people present firearms to us or other members of the public, we will respond accordingly." This is the message... Read More
01:20pm Fri 14 Feb, 2020
Plumes of black smoke and flames can be seen coming from Papamoa this afternoon. Fire and Emergency New Zealand started receiving calls to a "well-involved" house... Read More
10:43am Fri 14 Feb, 2020
Police want to reassure members of the public they are safe following a fatal shooting near Bethlehem last night. At around 7.40pm, several patrols spotted a... Read More
07:53pm Thu 13 Feb, 2020
UPDATED 11.30PM: A large section of State Highway 2 is expected to be remain closed tomorrow, following a firearms incident in Tauranga tonight. An earlier... Read More