

Whakatāne & Tauranga Emergency Departments Experience Surge In Patient Numbers
Whakatāne and Tauranga hospitals are feeling the pressure of winter with a recent influx of patients in emergency departments. The...

Jessica Doney
Jul 19, 20241 min read


Police Name SH2 Pukehina Crash Victim
Police have now named the person who died following the crash on State Highway 2, Pukehina on Monday afternoon. He was 39 year-old Andrew...

Jessica Doney
Jul 11, 20241 min read


Multiple Injuries Following Two Separate Crashes On SH38 Near Kaingaroa
Several people have been taken to hospital this morning following two separate crashes on State Highway 38 near Kaingaroa. Emergency...

Jessica Doney
Jul 9, 20241 min read


Upcoming Closures On SH2 Pekatahi Bridge
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi advise, the Pekatahi bridge, located north of Tāneatua on State Highway 2, will close daily for...

Jessica Doney
Jul 4, 20241 min read


Police Investigate Aggravated Burglary At Whakatāne Dairy
Whakatāne Police are now investigating an aggravated burglary earlier this morning at the Alexander Avenue dairy. Police received a...

Jessica Doney
Jun 25, 20241 min read


Four Youth Charged Following Kawerau Assault
Four young people have been charged following an assault outside a Kawerau business on Friday afternoon. Police were called to a gas...

Jessica Doney
Jun 24, 20241 min read


White Island Tours Had $38,000 In Bank Coffers, Liquidators Reveal
White Island Tours had $38,000 in bank coffers, liquidators report finds. A liquidator's report has found that White Island Tours had...

Radio 1XX
Jun 12, 20242 min read


Ōpōtiki Police To Monitor Gathering and Memorial Ride
Extra Police will be in Ōpōtiki this weekend, to monitoring a planned gathering and memorial ride in the area. 1XX News understands, the...

Radio 1XX
Jun 7, 20241 min read


Fonterra Announce Opening 2024/25 Season Forecast Milk Price
Fonterra this morning announced an opening 2024/25 season forecast Farmgate Milk Price of $7.25-8.75 per kgMS with a midpoint of $8.00...

Jessica Doney
May 29, 20241 min read


Minor Eruption Recorded At Whakaari/White Island
GNS Science recorded a minor volcanic eruption on Whakaari White Island this morning at 8:20am. The minor eruption was observed as a...

Jessica Doney
May 24, 20241 min read


Man Arrested Following Waimana Assault
Police arrested a 30-year-old man this morning in relation to an assault outside the Waimana Rugby Club on Saturday 11th May. "There was...

Jessica Doney
May 22, 20241 min read


Bay of Plenty Regional Council Investigate Monday's Oil Spill In Tauranga Harbour
Bay of Plenty Regional Council continue to investigate the cause of an oil spill in the Tauranga Harbour on Monday. Regional Council were...

Jessica Doney
May 22, 20241 min read


Police Investigate Two Overnight Incidents Around Ōpōtiki Wharf
Investigations are now underway into two incidents which occurred around the Ōpōtiki wharf overnight. Police have confirmed they received...

Jessica Doney
May 20, 20241 min read


Whakatāne Hospital Junior Doctors Stage Another Strike
Junior doctors from Whakatāne Hospital downed tools today, for the second time in two weeks. Several doctors took their picket lines to...

Radio 1XX
May 16, 20241 min read


Voting Opens For Galatea-Waiōhau Subdivision In Murupara Community Board By-Election
Voting papers have now been sent to to residents in the Galatea-Waiōhau subdivision for the Murupara Community Board by-election....

Jessica Doney
May 14, 20241 min read


2024 Bay of Plenty Dairy Industry Award Winners Gear Up For Nationals Event In Queenstown
The winners of this year's Bay of Plenty Dairy Industry Awards are in for a big weekend as they gear up for tomorrow night's Nationals...

Jessica Doney
May 10, 20241 min read


Police Seek Public Information Following Bayfair Assault
Police are appealing to the public for information following an assault at Bayfair in Mount Maunganui on Friday evening. Police were...

Jessica Doney
May 7, 20241 min read


Four People Arrested Over Michael Hill Burglary
Four people were arrested, following Thursday afternoon's incident at Michael Hill on The Strand in Whakatāne. Police said four people...

Radio 1XX
May 3, 20241 min read


Police Investigate Attempted Ram Raid In Ōhope
Whakatāne Police are now investigating an attempted ram raid at an Ōhope store overnight. Police were notified of a burglary on...

Jessica Doney
May 1, 20241 min read


Kawerau Man Charged Following Serious Incident in Edgecumbe
A 31-year-old Kawerau man was due to appear in the Whakatāne District Court yesterday after three people were held hostage in Edgecumbe...

Jessica Doney
Apr 26, 20242 min read

