Cargo ship within 1m of grounding after rudder broke near Tauranga
Poor welding led to the rudder of a 177m cargo ship breaking off as it left Tauranga in…
Rural community ‘in shock’ as industrial park is greenlit
A rural Western Bay of Plenty community is “in shock” as a controversial local industrial park is greenlit.…
Bikers ‘tearing up’ parks frustrate neighbours
A “plague of hoons” on motorbikes riding illegally in Tauranga parks has neighbours fed up and worried about…
Pensioner moves from leaky caravan to new elder village
A pensioner living in a leaky caravan with no power for six years now has a new home…
Locals on crash corner in Tauranga fear for a death
Locals on a busy Tauranga street fear someone will die before anything substantial is done to improve safety…
150kg of cocaine seized from shipping container at Port of Tauranga
Around 150kg of cocaine worth an estimated $58.2 million has been seized from a shipping container destined for…
Man allegedly brandishes knife at motorist in road rage incident
A man has appeared in court after allegedly brandishing a knife at another motorist following a road rage…
Four injured after two-car crash on SH2 in Waimana
Four people have been injured – one critically – following a two-car crash on State Highway 2 north…
Truckers say eastern BoP bridge worse than third world
Eastern Bay of Plenty transportation operators are “ropable” about the surface of the Pekatahi Bridge. The 100-year-old, single-lane…
Motorcyclist sought after man hit, critically injured on Rotorua crossing
Police are appealing for witnesses to an alleged hit-and-run at a pedestrian crossing in Rotorua that left a…
Pedestrian critically injured in Rotorua motorbike hit-and-run
A pedestrian has been critically injured in Rotorua this afternoon after being hit by a motorcyclist who then…
Councillor told another to ‘f*** off’ after ‘true history’ clash
A council discussion on adding funds to Rotorua Museum’s exhibition project morphed into a debate over whether the…