Whakatane continues to have the most sunshine hours for 2017 according to the latest information from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA's).
A Lisa Carrington-led New Zealand kayaking team has celebrated its most successful world championship campaign, winning two more medals on the final day of the 2017 edition in the Czech Republic.
Bay of Plenty Civil Defence is testing their alerting systems at 10am on Monday 3 July. They are urging the public to take this opportunity to make an emergency plan and put it into practice.
Multiple areas of the District were under a boil water notice due to the risk of contamination. This notice has now been lifted for all those on a Council supply.
