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Power was out for more than 800 properties in Tauranga this morning. A Birch Ave worker said power was out to his workplace ...
Eight lucky players nationwide won $31,618 each in the second division, with the winning Rotorua ticket sold at New World ...
Shavorn Cavanagh, who was near Maunganui Beach with a friend, said she was not worried about a tsunami hitting Tauranga.
Two more non-fluoridated community taps are proposed for Wharepai Domain in the city centre and Waipuna Park in Welcome Bay, ...
Roads are reopening in the Eastern Bay of Plenty this morning after floodwaters inundated the region, cutting off access. The ...
According to Powerco, power went off in the Judea area around 11.19am and is affecting 835 properties. A site investigation ...
A man who made online threats to hang former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says he’s “horrified” to be in jail and finding it ...
Roads and properties can be seen completely submerged, with vehicles attempting to negotiate the floodwaters. Several ...
Dangerous driving reports from motorists on State Highway 29 led police to arrest a man allegedly more than four times over ...
NEMA said tsunami activity had already reached NZ. It said the threat “must be regarded as real” and the first currents and ...
The Aerocool Rescue Helicopter, which serves the Coastal Bay of Plenty region, carried out 43 life-saving missions throughout June. These missions included 21 inter-hospital transfers, three medical ...
Passed away peacefully at Tauranga Hospital on July 27, 2025, after a short illness, aged 70. Adored husband of Julie. Loved son of the late Jim and Joan Thomson and brother of Gail, and the late ...