05:00pm Fri 20 Dec, 2024
The traditional Kiwi summer holiday of pitching a tent or towing a caravan to a sunny holiday park is as popular as ever as families search for affordable... Read More
03:00pm Fri 20 Dec, 2024
Santa and Mrs Claus are taking a well-earned break in the summer sun at their favourite holiday getaway, Mount Maunganui, before Santa embarks on his busy Christmas... Read More
01:00pm Fri 20 Dec, 2024
A pending bad weather forecast has forced the Greerton Business Association to cancel its Santa in the Square, Greerton, event for tomorrow. 'We're so disappointed... Read More
10:10am Fri 20 Dec, 2024
Tauranga woman Robyn Molloy is on a heartfelt mission to trace the family of an English woman who, during World War II, sent a letter to her mother after... Read More
08:30am Fri 20 Dec, 2024
Tauranga women's basketball team the Whai have made history by reaching their first grand final since joining the national professional Tauihi League three years... Read More
07:00am Fri 20 Dec, 2024
Every year, Kevin Baird installs an incredible display of Christmas lights around his house in Maungatapu as part of a family tradition. Each... Read More
07:00am Fri 20 Dec, 2024
Tauranga runner Sam Ruthe is proving his skills on the athletics stage. The 15-year-old Tauranga Boys' College student is one of many runners in his family,... Read More
06:46am Fri 20 Dec, 2024
Two people have been rescued after being reported missing at a Coromandel beach. Emergency services were called to a multiple missing person report at Pokohino... Read More
08:00pm Thu 19 Dec, 2024
Police have backtracked on replacing their old road spikes - which have injured dozens of officers - despite testing new, safer spikes. But because so few... Read More
05:30pm Thu 19 Dec, 2024
Taupō Police have arrested and charged four youths in relation to an aggravated robbery at a jewellery store earlier today. The aggravated robbery occurred... Read More
05:00pm Thu 19 Dec, 2024
Police can confirm that a body was located in the Waikato River on Tuesday 17 December and, while formal identification procedures are still to be completed,... Read More
04:43pm Thu 19 Dec, 2024
Update 5.42 pm: The crash on SH2 near Waioeka Pa Road is now all clear. Initial report, 4.43 pm: A serious crash has been reported to emergency services on... Read More