A man has been arrested and charged following an ongoing homicide investigation in Kawerau. The 21-year-old man has been charged following the death of a... Read More

A Rotorua man who kicked his dog in the ribcage before punching it in the head and throwing it on the ground has been sentenced to community service. The... Read More

A 55-year-old man has been charged after allegedly breaking into Murupara Police Station. The man allegedly forced entry into the unmanned police station... Read More

It's been so long since the Reporoa Rugby Club started there is speculation over exactly where the first field used to be. It was in the main village president... Read More

Two kittens, one grey and one black with white patches, play in the centre of the room in Welcome Bay. Both were only two weeks old when Wild to Warmth Cat... Read More

Dual city council parking ticket blitzes along 13th Avenue have left one mother scratching her head after numerous Tauranga Boys' College students got stung. The... Read More

Minister for Social Development and Employment Louise Upston said there will be targeted help if people need to relocate for a job. The Relocate for Work... Read More

A group of Mongrel Mob gang members who stormed a Tauranga property triggering actions that led to the death of a 51-year-old man, had no regard for the... Read More

It's the closest you'll get to having a Cook Islands holiday without getting on a plane. For the first time, the annual Flavour of Plenty is giving locals the... Read More

The year was 1976. McDonald's opened its first branch in Porirua, Abba released the single Dancing Queen, and the Whanganui Computer was introduced. And a... Read More

Anti-smoking advocates are concerned progress towards reducing the number of young people vaping could be swamped by something they say is even worse - oral... Read More

Our lives changed significantly five years ago, when the Covid pandemic swept the world and New Zealand - like many countries - locked down. We discovered... Read More