1XX POSTS

Three licenced firearms holders have been charged and police have suspended the licence of a firearms dealer in relation to a black market police operation in the Bay of Plenty and Gisborne.

Police are making enquiries following a reported assault in Pāpāmoa overnight.  Police received a report at around 12.30am of a person...

Public consultation on a proposed second toll point on the Tauranga Eastern Link Toll Road closes tonight.

Police are now looking into an incident at Ōpōtiki's Te Tahuhu o Te Rangi on Monday afternoon. Police received reports of a disorder...

Police are now investigating two alleged assaults on staff at Tauranga Hospital last week. Police received two reports, hours apart on...

Emergency services responded to a crash this morning on Wilson North Road near Maketū.

A list of core council services published by the Government has been labelled "bizarre" by Whakatāne District Councilor Nándor Tanczos.

This weekend marks the annual Eastern Bay Vintage Car Club's Daffodil Rally For Cancer. Drivers will gather at The Hub in Whakatāne at...

A free mobile laundry facility launches today at Rewatu Marae, south of Whakatāne. Local organisation, Waiariki Whanau Mentoring have...

Despite greenwaste bins being intended for food scraps and garden waste, Whakatāne District Council has been finding a range of unsuitable and even hazardous items dumped in them. With nappies, mattress foam, spray paint cans, tarpaulins, garden hoses, and bags of general rubbish being just some of the miscellaneous items reported.

Police alongside Fire and Emergency are now investigating a house fire near Ōpōtiki overnight. Two fire crews from Ōpōtiki arrived at the...

A homicide investigation has officially been launched following the death of a woman in Awakeri on Thursday afternoon.

The latest Property Pulse report from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) shows a gradual decline in median house prices across the Bay of Plenty.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and New Zealand Food Safety have issued an urgent public health warning advising people not to collect or consume shellfish from the Bay of Plenty coastline, specifically from Whakatāne to Mount Maunganui.

This month the Papamoa East Interchange will be hitting a major milestone, as crews lift 12 concrete beams to help form connections across the Tauranga Eastern Link Toll Road.

Aniwhenua Power Station - Photo: Trust Horizon In a significant step toward supporting renewable energy across New Zealand, Trust...

Two people are in custody after a stolen vehicle was spiked in Te Puke early this morning. Police received reports around 5.30am of a...

Mitre 10 Whakatāne have placed first in an annual franchise-wide competition, winning Garden Centre of the Year at an awards evening held last week.

It was an unusually warm July around the Eastern Bay of Plenty, with Earth Sciences New Zealand releasing new seasonal statistics that highlight the trend.

The sunny Bay of Plenty has been chosen as the next location to host the world’s top athletes, with Tauranga set to stage a series of World Triathlon events over the next three years.