On Wednesday the Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Management Group 0800 Call Centre will transition to an automated service directing people to other agencies for support. The call centre was established during the lock-down to support those who were unable to access food or essential services, as a result […]
Update: Homicide Investigation, Waihau Bay
A 56-year-old man appeared in the Whakatane District Court today charged with murder following the death of man in Opotiki yesterday. The man was remanded in custody to reappear on Wednesday 24 June. A forensic examination of a Waihau Bay rural property is continuing today. Police are not looking for […]
Serious crash in Galatea
Two people are in Rotorua Hospital after a crash in Galatea last night. Police were alerted to the crash on Whirinaki Road at 8.40 pm a Police spokeswoman said. “A car has crashed into a fence, into a field and two people have been injured – one is described as […]