The incident, which occurred on Sunday, resulted in two dogs being impounded after dog control staff and police visited the scene. According to police, the incident occurred during a dispute between neighbours and resulted in one of them being treated at Tauranga Hospital and discharged.
Category: Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Tourist pleads guilty over serious crash ahead of petition to Parliament on foreign drivers
Two people were seriously injured in a Waitangi Day smash near Tirau when this rental van collided with a motorbike. The foreign driver of the van appeared in court today.
Spark partners with UnisonFibre for home and small business fibre installations
Spark will use UnisonFibre to connect new customers to Spark fibre broadband, in areas covered by the UnisonFibre network. UnisonFibre has an extensive fibre network, with more than 700kms of cabling reaching nearly 13,000 homes and businesses across the Hawke’s Bay region and Taupo and Rotorua and offers fibre network capabilities equivalent to those available via the Ultra-Fast Broadband network in other parts of New Zealand.
Petrol prices! Collins to get to the bottom of it
Both stations are owned by BP as I understand it, and fuel comes ashore in both Port of Tauranga and Seaview in Wellington, yet a 40c difference. From what I’ve been reading, the petrol companies are milking Wellington to make up for the price wars happening elsewhere.
Kaimai checks for kauri die-back
An aerial search for signs of kauri die-back disease in the northern Kaimai range and surrounding areas will start this week. “People may notice a fixed wing plane flying in a grid or circular pattern over the Kaimai Mamaku Forest Park and over nearby properties around the Waihi and Katikati areas in the coming weeks,” said Bay of Plenty Regional Council Biosecurity Manager Greg Corbett.
Tale of two cities: Tauranga overtakes Dunedin to become country’s fifth biggest city
Population estimates by Statistics New Zealand reveal Tauranga has overtaken Dunedin’s population of 127,000, clocking in at 128,200 people in 2016. The southern city’s population increased an estimated 6200 between 1996 and 2016, while booming Tauranga’s population grew by 48,400 over the same period.
Motorcyclist badly injured in Waihi crash
A motorcyclist has been flown to Waikato Hospital with serious injuries after a collision with a car in Waihi on Saturday. “The person on the motorcycle suffered some serious injuries and as a result has been flown to Waikato Hospital,” Simpson said.
‘We know this won’t be a rescue’
It’s been a week today since Colin McCormick went missing on Lake Rotoiti – and his family are preparing themselves for the possibility his body may never be found. He dropped below the surface of the lake just a short distance from his partner and his 9-year-old son, who were unable to manoeuvre the boat to his aid.
Panic alarms to be installed after 115 assaults at Bay hospitals
Bay of Plenty District Health Board acting chief executive Pete Chandler said panic alarms will be installed in standalone buildings after at least 115 assaults on hospital staff this year. Photo/file Panic alarms are to be installed at Tauranga and Whakatane hospitals after more than 100 assaults on staff were recorded this year.
Outdoor programmes no longer the only option for kids
From left, Nico Bolli, 10, Nisha Hardman, 9, Jaden Collie, 11, and Ravi Jatania, 11, were up for a day of caving at the Kaniwhaniwha Reserve in Pirongia. Kids today have many more options than kids who grew up in the 1980s, says University of Waikato sport sociology associate professor Dr Holly Thorpe.
Man wanted by Bay of Plenty police in relation to drug charges
Police are looking for him in relation to supplying methamphetamine, conspiring to supply methamphetamine and participating in an organised criminal group.