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Heavy rain watch in force for BOP Heavy rain is expected to lash the region this afternoon. Image: MetService. '); } else { // } Severe gales and heavy rain is being for parts of central and southern New Zealand, and heavy snow possible in the far south. Early morning drizzle in the Bay of Plenty this morning is expected to turn to rain this afternoon. The MetService has issued a severe weather watch for the region. “A complex front moves northeast across the South Island today, then over the North Island during Wednesday,” says the weather organisation. “Thi...

Police issue unexploded bomb advice Examples of unexploded ordnances found in New Zealand. Photos: NZ Police. '); } else { // } Don’t touch, leave the area and call 111. That’s the advice NZ Police and the NZ Defence Force give to anyone who discovers any potential unexploded ordnance. Between 2019 and 2020, NZDF’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit responded to 164 domestic callouts. In one recent callout, ordnance found by a member of the public was transported to another location, prompting the evacuation of nearby properties and the lockdown of a local scho...

Katikati power still out for many Power went off around 9am. '); } else { // } UPDATE 3.46PM: Power has been restored to a further 468 customers affected by an outage in Katikati today. “The cable that supplies the remaining customers has been disconnected and will be tested,’ says Powerco network operation manager Karen Frew. “Again, thank you to our customers for their patience and understanding as we work to fix this issue.” The estimated time of restoration remains 6pm. EARLIER: Powerco field crews are working to find and repair a fault which cut electr...

One new case of Covid Photo: MOH. The Ministry of Health is reporting one new case of Covid in managed isolation today. That is six down from the cases that were reported at the same time on Monday. In a statement released this afternoon, the Ministry says there are no new cases in the community. Three previously reported cases have now recovered. The number of active cases in New Zealand is 36, says the MOH. "Since 1 January 2021, there have been 82 historical cases, out of a total of 586 cases. "The seven-day rolling average of new cases detected at the border is 2. "Our total number of co...

Heath Bridges a “very quirky” man Simon Bridges has said goodbye to his father, Heath Bridges, over the weekend. Photo. Facebook. '); } else { // } Tauranga MP Simon Bridges is paying tribute to his father, who passed away in the weekend. Bridges announced his father’s passing over the weekend by sharing the news on social media. Heath Bridges passed away at Tauranga Hospital on Saturday at age 87. Speaking to SunLive, Bridges says his dad grew up in Hamilton in a pretty tough situation, but he qualified as an accountant and became a Christian at a Billy Grah...