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Passenger’s story of Tauranga plane evacuation Fiona Birchall has told her story of today’s Tauranga plane evacuation. Photo. Fiona Birchall. ); } else { // } A passenger on a plane evacuated prior to take off at Tauranga Airport is praising the response of all involved to the hair-raising incident. Emergency services were called to the airport shortly before 8am this morning. Air New Zealand flight 8807 was scheduled to take off from Tauranga, heading for Chri...

Te Waihi estuary clean up ideas sought Wai Kokopu restoration coach John Burke. ); } else { // } The group leading the charge to clean up Te Waihi estuary in the Bay of Plenty will be hosting a farm advisory meeting that will provide a forum for discussion and ideas on how to work together to revitalise the catchment. Wai Kokopu, made up of tangata whenua, landowners, environmental care groups, Maori agribusiness, residents and ratepayers, is committed to replenishi...

Plane evacuated at Tauranga Airport A plane load of people were evacuated this morning. Photo: Rosalie Liddle Crawford. ); } else { // } Fire crews have responded to an incident at Tauranga Airport. Details are limited but SunLive has been told that people have been evacuated from a plane. Fire and Emergency New Zealand confirm they have been on the scene at the airport. “We have been on the scene at Tauranga Airport regarding an incident on a plane,” says northe...

New rules for surgical procedures on animals There are new offences and penalties for some breaches of the regulations, which came into effect on May 9. File Image. ); } else { // } New rules for surgical procedures on animals came into effect yesterday following a year-long delay due to Covid-19. The new regulations under the Animal Welfare Act 1999 cover a variety of procedures carried out on a range of animals by veterinarians and others – from specialist proced...

The core could make its re-entry at any point within that area. Much of the rocket section is likely to burn up in the intense heat created as it enters the Earth’s atmosphere, but given the size of the segment some debris could make it to the ground. While any debris that does make it through will most likely fall into the ocean or onto areas of uninhabited land, it is possible some could fall over inhabited areas. It is impossible to predict where or when the debris will hit the Earth, and ...

Feedback sought on SH2 median barrier option SH2. Image: Google Maps. ); } else { // } Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is seeking community feedback on a 14.2km median barrier option for State Highway 2 between Tetley Road and Esdaile Road, south of Katikati.  Regional Manager Infrastructure Delivery Jo Wilton says consultation at this stage is really important to the next steps. “We want to hear from the people who live alongside and regularly use this section of...

Search continues for missing four-year-old Axel was reported missing at 3pm on Tuesday. Photo: NZ Police. ); } else { // } Police and volunteers are continuing to search for a boy reported missing on foot from his Tolaga Bay home Tuesday afternoon. Axel, who is four years old, was reported missing to Police at 3pm. There has been significant police and community effort to find him this evening, including using police dogs and a helicopter, says a police spokesperson....

Tsunami education in school roadshow Students at Ilminster Intermediate School in Gisborne try out the tsunami wave tank. Photo. Supplied. ); } else { // } Students at Hatea-a-Rangi and Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Tokomaru in Tairāwhiti have been the first to take part in a new roadshow aimed at educating about the risks posed by a Hikurangi subduction zone earthquake and tsunami. The school roadshow has extra significance following the earthquakes and subsequent tsu...

  Police were notified of a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Welcome Bay Rd and Ngapeke Rd at 12.29pm.     Police were notified of a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Welcome Bay Rd and Ngapeke Rd at 12.29pm.   Police say that about seven people have a range of injuries, but further information about how serious the injuries are is not yet available.   A SunLive reader reports that the crash has happened on Welcome Bay Rd near the Welcome Bay Hot Pools, with ambulanc...

This weekend we remember our Anzacs - those who’ve served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations, and the contribution and suffering they’ve endured for us. We are truly grateful. Originally Anzac Day was devised to honour the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps forces that landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula on April 25, 1915, during WW1. More than 130,000 men died: 87,000 Ottoman soldiers; 44,000 Allied soldiers, including 2779 New Zealanders. A huge t...