Hato Hone St John was notified of the incident at 11.50am.

Roads will be closed in Tauranga CBD as the event takes place at Wharepai Domain.

However, the National Poisons Centre warns against eating wild mushrooms.

Once, an entire recycling truck’s contents weighing 4.38t were sent to landfill.

'Tomorrow you’ll wake up and it’ll be blue sky and everyone will be happy again.'

'People are happy to get out and life’s too short. People go, ‘let’s just do it’.'

Community events have been cancelled but fireworks may still go ahead.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for the centre of the North Island.

Motorists are asked to avoid the area.

'We all have a responsibility to ensure our friends and whānau are safe this summer.'

One person initially died after the crash between a car and a petrol tanker.

Thirty years of outstanding service in public and private practice has been acknowledged.

50 years ago, this QSM recipient set target to volunteer 10 per cent of his working week.

Rain-soaked campers can look forward to a brighter first day of 2024.

Keeping you posted with the latest wild weather.

The two-vehicle crash north of Tauranga was reported to police at 2.02pm.

The show was a sellout, with Troy Kingi and Dave Dobbyn subbing in for Sublime with Rome.

The crash happened on Wednesday night, closing part of SH2.

Manuhiri steps up caulerpa push for summer.

Forecasters are warning heavy bursts of rain could lead to flooding and slips.

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It brings the holiday road toll to nine already.

One person died after a crash last night at a Mount Maunganui intersection.