http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Content for Bay of Plenty en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:25:06 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty/news/headlines.cfm?l_id=118 An air force Orion has joined the search for a yacht missing on a voyage from Tauranga to Gisborne. The 11-metre yacht Tafadzwa left Tauranga on Friday and when skipper South African Paul Van Rensburg failed to arrive at work in... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty/news/article.cfm?l_id=118&objectid=10632533&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 Authorities are continuing to search for a missing yachtie who failed to arrive in Gisborne as scheduled. The Rescue Coordination Centre in Wellington today launched an aerial search for the 11-metre yacht Tafadzwa, which left... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty/news/article.cfm?l_id=118&objectid=10632429&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:47:27 +1200 Tauranga police are hunting two men who attacked a pizza delivery driver and stole his bumbag containing cash. The pizza worker was assaulted through his car window and ordered to hand over the bag at an intersection in suburban... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty/news/article.cfm?l_id=118&objectid=10632428&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:41:55 +1200 A pilot who made a distress call while flying over the Bay of Plenty yesterday escaped injury after successfully landing his plane on a deserted beach. Police said the man, who was understood to be in his 50s and the sole occupant... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty/news/article.cfm?l_id=118&objectid=10632294&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:30:00 +1200 Authorities have launched a search for a missing yacht and its sole occupant, who have failed to arrive in Gisborne on a voyage from Tauranga. The Rescue Coordination Centre in Wellington said an aerial search began today for the... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty/news/article.cfm?l_id=118&objectid=10632377&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +1200 The New Zealand sharemarket edged ahead 0.2 per cent today, with mixed movements among the big players. The benchmark NZX-50 index closed up 6.01 points to 3231.15, with Telecom down 2c at $2.21 but Fletcher Building up 3c at $8.18... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty/news/article.cfm?l_id=118&objectid=10632214&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:57:05 +1200 An eyewitness to an attack on Bay of Plenty school principal and Environment Bay of Plenty councillor Hawea Vercoe, says his head was kicked like a rugby ball. The 36-year-old Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Rotoiti principal died after... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty/news/article.cfm?l_id=118&objectid=10632181&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:00:15 +1200 Police have charged two Tauranga teenagers over an assault on Vietnam war veteran Evan McKenzie and his daughter Jillian. The 17-year-olds will appear in court on Wednesday. Police said more arrests were likely. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty/news/article.cfm?l_id=118&objectid=10631923&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:30:00 +1200 Police say someone will know the whereabouts of a teenager reported missing from Rotorua 10 days ago. Finesse Broughton , 14, was last seen leaving her home in the suburb of Mangakakahi, west of the city centre, about 7am on March... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty/news/article.cfm?l_id=118&objectid=10631804&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:08:56 +1200 When his wife had a heart attack in the car beside him John Miles ran for help, praying for a miracle. And it might just have worked because along came two "angels" - in the form of 82-year-old Spanish student Liz Davis and cafe... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty/news/article.cfm?l_id=118&objectid=10631780&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 The New Zealand sharemarket continued to reflect a patchy economy, ending today mixed on light volume. The Warehouse finished down 6c at 386, having risen to 402 after reporting a 17 per cent rise in half-year net profit to $57.4... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty/news/article.cfm?l_id=118&objectid=10631687&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:05:07 +1200 The New Zealand sharemarket closed little changed on a day in which the Reserve Bank did as expected and left official interest rates at a record low 2.5 per cent. The rate decision, and accompanying comments, were followed by... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty/news/article.cfm?l_id=118&objectid=10631388&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:33:39 +1200 Wakefield Health, operator of Wakefield Hospital in Wellington, is expanding into the Bay of Plenty, via a deal with an owner of Grace Hospital in Tauranga. Wakefield said it had agreed to acquire a controlling shareholding in... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty/news/article.cfm?l_id=118&objectid=10631231&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:50:00 +1200 The New Zealand sharemarket rose today, following a decline yesterday after nine consecutive days of gains. "It was a good performance by the local market considering there were flat performances offshore," said Grant Williamson,... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty/news/article.cfm?l_id=118&objectid=10631191&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:31:22 +1200 The MetService has issued a severe weather warning for Gisborne and the Bay of Plenty ahead of thunderstorms and possible flooding later today. Heavy showers are forecast to develop over the Gisborne Ranges this afternoon and may... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty/news/article.cfm?l_id=118&objectid=10631151&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:44:54 +1200 An angry, drunken mob of smartly dressed teenagers bashed a war veteran when he went to help a sobbing girl outside his home on Friday night. The man's daughter and his girlfriend were also assaulted. Evan McKenzie, 62, was... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty/news/article.cfm?l_id=118&objectid=10630762&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 Vodafone has apologised to Bay of Plenty customers affected by a network failure on Saturday. A fault was triggered during an upgrade to cables between Taupiri and Horotiu in the Waikato on Saturday morning, about 8.30am. The... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty/news/article.cfm?l_id=118&objectid=10630735&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:00:00 +1200 Otumoetai is a spread-out Tauranga suburb, taking in the Pillans Point, Cherrywood, Bureta, Brookfield and Bellevue areas. It's popular with both young families and older, retired folk. Prior to the 1950s, the Otumoetai peninsula... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty/news/article.cfm?l_id=118&objectid=10630729&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 There's already been tragedy, tribulations and a tsunami - now surf lifesaving star Dan Moodie wants to add another title to his alliterative resume this season. The Hawke's Bay-born ironman heads to the black sands of Ohope Beach... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty/news/article.cfm?l_id=118&objectid=10630382&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 The mother of a Hamilton man who collapsed and died after a paintball attack wants to know why no one was charged over his death. Kelsey William Thrupp, 33, was shot more than 20 times with paintball pellets and punched by a gang... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty/news/article.cfm?l_id=118&objectid=10630289&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:39:25 +1200