Wasps happening to Rotorua? Creepy crawlies out in force
"I am getting calls coming in every hour about them," Rhys Wolfgram said.
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Reporoa locals 'scared and ripped off' by crime spate
Police are investigating, and encouraging neighbours to look after one another.
Council, builder, developer sued for $36m over defects
Developer, architect, engineer among those being sued over defects in apartment building.
Man sentenced for drugging neighbour's coffee with sleeping pills
The 46-year-old said he did it to get back in prison.
Bus no-show: Girl twice left in the dark 'in middle of nowhere'
People are upset with the new bus changes
Elderly man saved from drowning by member of the public
Mount Maunganui man who nearly drowned at Arataki beach remains in Tauranga Hospital.
Heatwave: Influx of insects as temperatures rise
The weather has prompted an influx of wasps, ants, mosquitoes and many other insects.
Baby found in hot car as mum played pokies at TAB
A baby boy was found inside a vehicle as his mum gambled at a TAB.
Kawerau: Only 38 per cent at school regularly
Regular school attendance improves slightly, but still shows yawning decile gaps.
Rising seas threat to council infrastructure - report
As much as $14 billion worth of council infrastructure is threatened by rising seas.
Heatwave: City using 52 million litres a day
Sprinkler ban was put in place yesterday following hot weather and peak water usage.
Rountree tackles Australia
Whanganui's James Rountree in the thick of Oceania Challenge Cup at Motocross Grand Prix
Shoplifter admits reversing over supermarket worker
A woman had admitted reversing over a supermarket worker who was trying to stop her.
Heatwave: Sprinkler ban for Tauranga
Dry weather conditions and peak water usage has resulted in a sprinkler ban.
Heatwave: Extra care needed to protect babies
Infants, particularly those under 12 weeks of age, struggle to regulate their temperature.
Heatwave: Tradies starting the day early to beat the heat
As the temperature has risen, some workers have been really feeling the heat.
False needle in strawberry complaint cost store $3600
Supermarket threw out 2400 punnets valued at $3565 after false complaint.
Two men plucked to safety after spending five hours up a tree on Mokoia Island
Two visitors had to be rescued after a mishap trying to paddle across Lake Rotorua.
Heatwave: Sunscreen supply runs out at Mount Maunganui
Sunblock supplies down, fans selling out and slushy sales up- people are feeling the heat.
'It was just so loud': Ute brings down two power poles
The incident happened on Otumoetai Rd about 6.50am.
'He was our hero': Hundreds farewell Tauranga kitesurfer
Logan David Gemming: April 3 1981 - January 20 2019
Children's bones among those washed up on beach
Three sacks of human bones retrieved from Newdicks Beach after urupa washed into sea.
Man sentenced for covert recordings
The man made secret recordings over 16 months in two homes.
Man jailed for starving his two dogs
Tauranga dog owner Louis Delves jailed for four and a half months.
Toxic shellfish alert for parts of Bay of Plenty and Waikato
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) issued the public health warning yesterday.
'Rusty' thumbtack found in blueberry dessert
A Tauranga man found a "rusty" tack in his blueberry.
Police find body of missing man Finn Yeats
Police have confirmed they have found the body of a missing Carterton man.
Local Focus: Hottest time of the year is the worst time for pets
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Wife grieves for husband killed in kitesurfing accident
Logan Gemming died at Fergusson Park in Tauranga yesterday.
Learning local: Stink bug threat turns kids on to science
Told to welcome "a real scientist", a child protested: "But we are all scientists!"
Man killed in kitesurfing incident in Tauranga
The kite was caught by a gust of wind and crashed.
Family of missing teen: 'We don't know where else to look'
The teen is intellectually disabled and her family or friends have not heard from her.