NEWS

Homicide Investigation Launched In Whakatāne

Jessica Doney

3 hours ago
1 min

Homicide Investigation Launched In Whakatāne

Police have now launched a homicide investigation after a man died in Whakatāne last night. According to Police, at around 9.40pm last...

Police Launch Homicide Investigation After Locating Body of Missing Tauranga Man, Harley Shrimpton.

Jessica Doney

3 days ago
2 min

Police Launch Homicide Investigation After Locating Body of Missing Tauranga Man, Harley Shrimpton.

Police have launched a homicide investigation after locating the body of missing 28-year-old Harley Shrimpton on Tuesday. Shrimpton had...

74-Year Old Matthew Weko Found 'Safe & Well'

Jessica Doney

3 days ago
1 min

74-Year Old Matthew Weko Found 'Safe & Well'

Police have found 74-year-old Kawerau man, Matthew Weko has been found, after he was reported missing. Kawerau Police had been appealing...

Lodestone Energy Begin Construction on Waiotahe Solar Farm

Jessica Doney

3 days ago
2 min

Lodestone Energy Begin Construction on Waiotahe Solar Farm

Lodestone Energy held at ground-breaking ceremony in Waiotahe yesterday, as construction gets underway on their brand new solar farm. The...

Kawerau Police Search For 74-Year Old, Matthew Weko

Jessica Doney

5 days ago
1 min

Kawerau Police Search For 74-Year Old, Matthew Weko

Kawerau Police are appealing for the public’s help to find 74-year-old Matthew Weko. According to Police, Matthew was last seen on...

Protests In Whakatāne & Ōpōtiki For Te Pāti Māori's National Māori Action Day

Jessica Doney

6 days ago
1 min

Protests In Whakatāne & Ōpōtiki For Te Pāti Māori's National Māori Action Day

Protests were held in Whakatāne and Ōpōtiki this morning, as part of Te Pāti Māori's, National Maori Action Day. It was part of a number...

Fatal Hunting Incident In Te Urewera Under Investigation

Paora Manuel

7 days ago
1 min

Fatal Hunting Incident In Te Urewera Under Investigation

Investigations are underway into a hunting incident that left a 63-year-old Paeroa man dead. Police were called to Te Urewera early on...

Man Appears In Court Relating To Missing Tauranga Man, Harley Shrimpton

Jessica Doney

Dec 4
1 min

Man Appears In Court Relating To Missing Tauranga Man, Harley Shrimpton

Name suppression has been granted to the man charged with kidnapping missing Tauranga man, Harley Shrimpton. The 21-year old appeared in...

Police Crack Down On Drug Offending Across Eastern Bay

Jessica Doney

Dec 4
1 min

Police Crack Down On Drug Offending Across Eastern Bay

A 42-year old man was due to appear in the Whakatāne District Court on Saturday facing numerous charges. It followed a Police operation...

Night Works On Whakatāne's Landing Road As Roundabout Project Nears End

Jessica Doney

Dec 1
1 min

Night Works On Whakatāne's Landing Road As Roundabout Project Nears End

Night works will get underway on Whakatāne's Landing Road on Sunday night as works progress on the brand new roundabout. Council advise,...

Jessica Doney

Nov 29
2 min

Bay of Plenty Couple Win $8.3 Million

One Bay of Plenty couple are over the moon after winning $8.3 million in Powerball last Saturday. The winning ticket had been purchased...

Rāhui On Section Of Rangitaiki River, Murupara

Jessica Doney

Nov 28
1 min

Rāhui On Section Of Rangitaiki River, Murupara

A rāhui is currently in place along a section of the Rangitaiki River in Murupara, following a death over the weekend. Kaumatua, Pem Bird...

Paora Manuel

Nov 23
3 min

Kawerau Votes For Māori Wards

Kawerau District Council has voted to set-up Māori Wards for the next two local elections. 165 people had their say on the wards - with...

Jessica Doney

Nov 22
1 min

One Dead Following Te Puke Crash

Police have now confirmed one person has died following a single-vehicle crash in Te Puke last night. Emergency services were called to...

Man Found Safe After Reported Missing In Whakatāne

Jessica Doney

Nov 21
1 min

Man Found Safe After Reported Missing In Whakatāne

Police have now found a man who was reported missing in Whakatāne over the weekend. Police advise, a 73 year-old male who was reported...

Bay of Plenty Police Search For Two Missing Men

Jessica Doney

Nov 20
1 min

Bay of Plenty Police Search For Two Missing Men

Police are on the search for two missing men from around the Bay of Plenty Bay of Plenty & Taupo Police posted on their Facebook page...

Slow, Steady October For Real Estate Across Bay Of Plenty

Jessica Doney

Nov 16
1 min

Slow, Steady October For Real Estate Across Bay Of Plenty

It was a slow and steady October for house prices and sale numbers in the Bay of Plenty market. According to the Real Estate Institute's...

Jessica Doney

Nov 15
1 min

Police Investigate Kawerau Crash

Police investigations are ongoing into a two-vehicle crash in Kawerau yesterday afternoon. Emergency services were called to the scene on...

Latest Stats NZ Data Reveals Another Drop In Food Prices

Jessica Doney

Nov 14
1 min

Latest Stats NZ Data Reveals Another Drop In Food Prices

"Food prices in New Zealand were 6.3% higher than a year ago but were cheaper in October 2023 than they were a month earlier." That's...

Three Separate Crashes On Eastern Bay Roads Over The Weekend

Jessica Doney

Nov 13
1 min

Three Separate Crashes On Eastern Bay Roads Over The Weekend

It was a busy weekend for Eastern Bay Police with three crashes on roads across the region. On Saturday, Police responded to two separate...

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