On a tour of duty in Bosnia in the 1990s, Jason Ducre and a fellow soldier drove headlong into a fierce cadre of Mujahideen guerrillas. The NZ Army pair were on a ‘freedom of movement’ route when Jason and his driver became lost. Sweeping......

  In an effort to save lives and reduce the number of serious crashes, the NZ Transport Agency is reviewing speed limits along parts of State Highway 33 and State Highway 30 in the Bay of Plenty through Paengaroa and between Ōkere Falls and Rotokawa......

A Tauranga towing company is calling for a fair roster system to tow vehicles from crash scenes. Tauranga Towing is located out in Te Puna and has been wanting to be involved with police contracted tows for the last three and a half years. “Back......

    One person has been stabbed following a fight in Tauranga overnight. Emergency services were called to the disorder on Henderson Crescent at 9.15pm. A police spokesperson says it appears there was a fight between two men known to each......

  Jessie Russell gave birth to her daughter in 2005, and 14 years later, she says she is still caring for like a newborn.   Her daughter Maija Fredrichberg, a year 10 student at Mount Maunganui College, has Spinal Muscular Atrophy or SMA. At......

Police are on the hunt for the driver of a vehicle which led police on a chase through a Bay of Plenty town. Officers initiated the chase at 11.23pm when a vehicle failed to stop for police on Lord Cobham Ave in Whakatane. “A pursuit was initiated.......

  Leading innovators are coming together to deliver a formidable range of automation services to post-harvest operators across Australasia who want to enhance efficiency, meet compliance needs and overcome labour shortages.   Following......

Police have seized more than 60 kilograms of methamphetamine and arrested a man after carrying out a search warrant in Rotorua. Police executed a search warrant at a property in the suburb of Fairy Springs about 10pm, and located at least 20kgs of......

Port of Tauranga and the TGH-subsidiary Port Ruakura LP today announced a long term partnership to support the development of the planned Ruakura Inland Port at Hamilton.  The agreement allows Port of Tauranga's cargo trains running between......

State Highway 2 from Bethlehem to Katikati has always been a vocal talking point in the Bay of Plenty, but recently there are promising comments from members of the Collation Government saying that something must be done about it. But are they just......