Next month, Tauranga residents will have the chance to step into the spotlight and share the hidden stories behind family heirlooms, keepsakes, and curiosities... Read More

Public transport funding has been cut in a fast-growing region where traffic congestion is a common complaint. Bay of Plenty Regional Council sliced $3.87... Read More

Shaped by climate anxiety, the cost-of-living crisis, evolving gender roles and a new wave of reproductive autonomy, the decision not to have children is no... Read More

'As Neil Young said, it's better to burn out than it is to rust.” That's a parting thought from long-serving Pongakawa School principal Craig Haggo... Read More

A family's plea for a coroner to take a closer look into how their son and brother was asphyxiated on an unsafe conveyor belt at one of the country's biggest... Read More

NZTA is pausing most of the state highway works around the region from Saturday, August 30, to Friday, September 5. This is to help minimise traffic disruption... Read More

Whakatāne district councillors have expressed surprise that cemeteries, public toilets, animal control, liquor licences and consents are not considered core... Read More

Black mould, holes in the floor and a toilet that leaked sewage are some of the issues in an 'appalling” rental that has been described as 'not suitable... Read More

A mobility scooter rider has been taken to hospital after crashing off the road and into the water in Tauranga. A Police statement said emergency... Read More

Tauranga is gearing up to host the largest-ever Zespri Aims Games, with more than 14,000 young athletes from 431 schools across Aotearoa and the South Pacific... Read More

Police are asking for the public's help in finding Aydan, who has been reported missing from the Chartwell area in Hamilton. The 39-year-old was reported... Read More

A woman who was savaged by a pack of pig dogs fears for public safety while the owner and his dogs are free to wander the streets. The retiree, who wants... Read More