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Western Bay garden gurus have scooped up the top award at the Auckland Flower Show - the Judge's Choice Best of Show Garden...
Speeding Crack Down Catches Boozers
Tauranga police are alarmed at nabbing drink drivers in a speeding crack down...
Hundreds Expected to Farewell Late Mayor
Hundreds are expected to farewell former Mayor of the Western Bay Graeme Weld today at his funeral in Te Puke...
Seeka Profits Soaring
Business is looking up for Seeka Kiwi Fruit Industries Limited, which has unveiled a whopping profit increase...
New Ideas for Birds Battle
A new phase in the battle of the birds - moves to try and combat the birds that roost in trees in downtown Tauranga and foul the pavements... More... |
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Quad Bike Fatality
A man who died in a quad bike accident north of Tauranga, was found by his wife trapped under the machine...
Week Long Blitz Nets 271 Speeders
271 motorists, including several truckies, were pinged by police during a week long speed campaign in the Western Bay...
Ryall to be Sworn In
Incoming Health Minister Tony Ryall wants to give doctors and nurses more of a say in how hospital services are provided...
Foodbank Appeals for Cans and Cash
Volunteers at the Tauranga Community Foodbank say they're 'under siege' with demand for food parcels up by sixty percent...
Wine and Food Fest Tickets on Sale
Tickets go on sale today for the annual Gartshore’s Tauranga Wine and Food Festival...
Aquatic Pests DVD Aims to Educate
The most invasive pest fish and plants are starring in a new DVD movie...
Tauranga Community Spirit Awards Winners
Zahirul Alam is this year's Supreme winner of the Tauranga Community Spirit Awards...
Unlucky Cruise Tourist to Re-join Ship
A Dutch tourist is expected to rejoin the cruise ship Volendam at the Port of Tauranga today... More... |
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Ryall Confirmed as Health Minister
Local MP Tony Ryall has been confirmed as Health Minister in the new National led Government...
Tributes Flow for Graeme Weld
Tributes continue to flood in for Western Bay of Plenty Mayor Graeme Weld, who died at the weekend after a long illness...
Toxic Agri-chemical Policy Aims to Reduce Spraying
Council's new toxic agri-chemical policy will take effect in February...
Council to Enter Cricket Pavillion Lease Agreement
Council has agreed to enter into a lease agreement with the Cricket Association for its planned pavilion area at Blake Park...
Jazz Fest Appeals for Sponsors
Tauranga Jazz Festival organisers are urging local businesses to consider backing the event, even amid the tough economic times... More... |
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Mayor Passes Away
The mayor of Western Bay of Plenty, Graeme Weld has passed away in Tauranga Hospital after being ill for some months...
Missing Teen Found Dead
Tauranga police have found the body of a teenage girl, who was reported missing on Friday...
Exams Underway
NCEA and scholarship exams are now underway. The first major exams were held on Saturday...
Tourism BOP Open Meeting
Local retailers, and others businesses are being asked their views on how the tourism sector can best weather the economic downturn...
Fixed Rate Bonds Snapped Up
Tauranga City Council's offer of 50 million dollars worth of secured fixed rate bonds have been snapped up by the public and investor groups, and are now fully subscribed...
Heritage Gold Applies for Mining Permit
At long last Heritage Gold has applied for a mining permit for its properties at Karangahake, just north of Waihi...
Motorists Warned of Roadworks
Motorists are advised of roadworks on State Highway 29 between the Route K roundabout, and Tauriko School... More... |
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'Container Cannabis' Worth 400k
Tauranga police have estimated the value of a cannabis crop found growing in shipping containers at Mount Maunganui at more than $400,000...
Eastern Road Toll Rises
The road toll for the Eastern Bay of Plenty has risen to 12, with the death of a motorcyclist yesterday...
Port Moves to Back Youth Jazz
Port of Tauranga has got in behind Tauranga's Jazz Festival, announcing three year sponsorship for the Youth Jazz Competition...
Police Track Container Cannabis Growers
Tauranga on the hunt for cannabis growers who hid their crop in shipping containers, have plenty of leads to follow...
Tauranga People 'Flood' New MP
Tauranga people have lost no time in raising concerns and issues with their new MP Simon Bridges...
Housing Prices Wallow
The local housing scene remains a buyers market, and even spring has failed to perk the market up...
Road Delays Possible
A warning has been issued of delays from road sealing work today, on the Mangatawa straights, on State Highway 2 between the Mount and Te Puke... More... |
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Jobless Numbers Increase
More evidence today of lay-offs in the Western Bay. Local company Job Finders has four times the number of people on its books looking for work, than this time last year...
BOP Tourism Hit by Recession
Bay of Plenty tourism has taken the biggest hit of all New Zealand's regions, from the global financial crisis...
Kiwifruit Milestone - 100m Trays
Kiwifruit officials have celebrated a milestone, the export of a record 100 million trays of fruit in a season...
Appeal on Polluters
An appeal has been made to help trace those responsible for illegally dumped chemicals in the Bayfair area... More... |
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Fire Hits Radiator Shop - Lunch Bar Escapes
A fire early this morning damaged a radiator repair shop in the Mount industrial area, but fire fighters stopped it spreading to a lunch bar at the front of the building...
Freak Accident Claims Digger Operator
A man's been killed in a freak accident at Whakamarama, he was working on a rural property when the accident happened yesterday evening...
Health Warning over Waste Spill
A health warning has been issued for streams in upper Pyes Pa, after what's believed to be a spill of dairy waste into a local stream...
Sand Dune Concerns
Concerns have been raised over the destruction of sand dunes near Tay Street at Mount Maunganui...
NZ First Soldiers On
The New Zealand First caucus has resolved to regroup and prepare to get back into Parliament at the next election...
Projects Could Lead to Rates Hike
Tauranga ratepayers would face a yearly average rates hike of 6.7 percent if all the proposed projects are included in Council's ten year plan...
Man Dies in Crash
On the roads, a 45 year old man is dead following a crash on State Highway 2 near Edgecumbe yesterday morning...
Bypass Open Day
A public information day this week on the latest options for a Katikati bypass...
Free Health Clinic Focuses on Asthma
People are invited to take part in a free public health clinic at Bayfair this week...
Building to Get Mural Makeover
The YMCA office building in Tauranga is to get a colourful makeover this weekend... More... |
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High Speed Chase Lands Man in Court
A 27 year old Paeroa man faces serious charges following a high speed chase on Sunday evening...
Industry Thrilled with Tourism Ministry News
The Tourism industry is thrilled that Prime Minister elect John Key has chosen to head up a new Tourism Ministry...
NZ First Contemplates Future
New Zealand First is blowing its own trumpet as it heads out of Parliament...
EBOP Disappointed with Dairy Farms
Environment BOP is disappointed at the number of dairy farms that are failing to meet environmental standards...
Property Values Drop Again
A further drop in property values locally in the past month, compared to a year ago...
29 Nabbed in Drink Driving Blitz
Another 29 motorists face drink drive charges following the weekend... More... |
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