Radio 1XX News

17/07/2025

AS FOOD PRICES RISE, LOCALS URGED TO WASTE LESS AND SAVE MORE

With food prices continuing to rise, the organisation Love Food Hate Waste is offering practical tips to help Eastern Bay residents save on groceries.

More Below⬇️

16/07/2025

JUNE SALES UP 33% ACROSS THE BAY DESPITE WINTER CHILL

The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) has just released its June property report, highlighting a positive trend for first home buyers across the Bay of Plenty.

More Below⬇️

15/07/2025

TWO PEOPLE SERIOUSLY INJURED AFTER WHAKATĀNE CRASH

Whakatāne's Reid Road is closed between, Cross Road and Awahou road.

More Below⬇️

15/07/2025

WHOOPING COUGH CONCERNS HIGH IN THE BAY OF PLENTY

In the last 5 months, the Eastern Bay has seen 11 hospitalisations resulting from whooping cough, the region's highest total in a single year since 2010.

More Below⬇️

14/07/2025

TOI OHOMAI TO RETURN TO LOCAL GOVERNANCE FROM 2026

Bay of Plenty MP Tom Rutherford and Tauranga MP Sam Uffindell have announced that Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology will return to regional governance from 1 January 2026. The change will restore decision-making power to the local community across Tauranga and the wider Bay of Plenty.

More Below⬇️

14/07/2025

NICOLA WILLIS VISTIS THE EASTERN BAY

Finance Minister Nicola Willis visited the Eastern Bay last week. In an interview with 1XX News, Willis spoke about the government's response to the cost of living.

More Below⬇️

12/07/2025

Update on the Waimana Gorge.

SH2 TĀNEATUA TO WAINUI - FLOODING - FINAL UPDATE 12:50PM

SH2 Waimana Gorge is now OPEN with temporary traffic management. Take extra care.
-----

UPDATE 6AM, SUN 13 JUL

SH2 Waimana Gorge remains CLOSED with contractors will be onsite later today to resume road clearing.

Eastbound traffic to detour via Taneatua Rd, Valley Rd, Gorge Rd, Ohope Rd, Pohutukawa Ave, Wainui Rd onto SH2 and reverse if travelling westbound. Please note that this detour route is not suitable for HPMVs.
-----

UPDATE 5PM

SH2 Waimana Gorge is CLOSED and will remain CLOSED overnight tonight, Saturday 12 July. Contractors will return tomorrow to continue working on clearing the road (weather dependent).

Eastbound traffic to detour via Taneatua Rd, Valley Rd, Gorge Rd, Ohope Rd, Pohutukawa Ave, Wainui Rd onto SH2 and reverse if travelling westbound. Please note that this detour route is not suitable for HPMVs.
-----

UPDATE 1:50PM

Due to flooding, SH2 Waimana Gorge remains CLOSED. Contractors are working on clearing the floods and slips. Please continue using the detour route.

Eastbound traffic to detour via Taneatua Rd, Valley Rd, Gorge Rd, Ohope Rd, Pohutukawa Ave, Wainui Rd onto SH2 and reverse if travelling westbound. Please note that this detour route is not suitable for HPMVs.
-----

7:20AM, SAT 12 JUL

The Waimana Gorge is CLOSED due to flooding.

Eastbound traffic to detour via Taneatua Rd, Valley Rd, Gorge Rd, Ohope Rd, Pohutukawa Ave, Wainui Rd onto SH2 and reverse if travelling westbound. Please note that this detour route is not suitable for HPMVs. ^AP

11/07/2025

✅ Reid Road and Awahou Road are both now open

———

UPDATE 3pm

✅ All roads affected by trees and slips have been cleared
⛔️💧Reid Road remains closed - Flooding
⛔️💧Awahou Road remains closed - Flooding
⛔️💧SH2 Waimana Gorge remains closed - Flooding (NZTA road)

———

UPDATE 9:10am

🌳⚠️ Stanley Road - Slips + trees down
🌳⚠️ Wainui Road - Slips + trees down
💧⚠️ Te Kooti Road - Flooding

———

UPDATE 7:35am

🌲 ⚠️ Galatea Road - slips (now clear)

———

UPDATE 6:45am

⛔️💧Reid Road closed - Flooding
⛔️💧Awahou Road closed - Flooding
⛔️💧SH2 Waimana Gorge closed - Flooding (NZTA road)
🌳⚠️Hillcrest Road - slip blocking one lane (between George St + Seaview)

———

💧 She was a wild ol night huh? 100mls of rain fell in Whakatāne.

💦⚠️ Taneatua Road - surface flooding
💦⚠️ Multiple streets in Whakatāne have surface flooding due to our stormwater systems being overloaded.
🌳⚠️ Gorge Road - debris on road

Please drive with extreme caution if you’re out and about this morning and call through anything urgent to ☎️ 07 306 0500. Non urgent stuff can be logged at whakatane.govt.nz/fixitan

11/07/2025

THE PEKATAHI BRIDGE IS SET TO SEE A NEW $14 MILLION UPGRADE

The infamous State Highway 2 Pekatahi Bridge, near Tāneatua will be getting a new upgrade, as the New Zealand Transport Agency, Waka Kotahi has confirmed new funding.

More Below⬇️

09/07/2025

ONE DEAD FOLLOWING ŌPŌTIKI CRASH.

One person has died following a single vehicle crash in Ōpōtiki earlier this morning.

More below ⬇

09/07/2025

MOTU TRAILS TRUST BOOSTS EFFICIENCY WITH NEW ELECTRIC TOOLS

The Motu Trails Charitable Trust maintenance team can now clear over 30km of track up to 40% faster, thanks to a $4,782 grant from Trust Horizon.

More Below⬇️

09/07/2025

UPDATE: 11.16AM - FATAL CRASH.

Police advise, one person has died following a single vehicle crash in Ōpōtiki this morning.

Emergency services were called to the crash on Otara Road at around 7:50am.

"Sadly, the driver of the truck died at the scene. There were no other occupants of the truck," a Police spokesperson says.

Police are providing support to the next of kin.

The Serious Crash Unit are carrying out a scene examination and enquiries into the cause of the crash are ongoing.

Otara Road remains closed.

-------------------------------------------------------

UPDATE: 9.26AM

🚧 Ōpōtiki District Council advise Otara Road, between Clarks Cross Road and Tutaetoko Road is currently closed.

The closure is expected to remain in place for approximately 5 hours.

Motorists heading south of Tutaetoko Road can detour via Gault Road and Otara East Road.

------------------------------------------------------

UPDATE: 9.21AM

Hato Hone St John was notified of a motor vehicle incident on Otara Road, at 07:51 today.

"One ambulance and one operations manager attended," a spokesperson says.

-------------------------------------------------------

OTARA ROAD, OPOTIKI CLOSED FOLLOWING CRASH.

Police advise, Otara Road, Opotiki is closed following a serious crash.

Emergency services received reports of the single vehicle crash around 7:50am.

Police ask motorists to avoid the area.