New research has uncovered what Kiwis truly want for Christmas, and it turns out it's less about stuff and more about making memories and spending quality time.... Read More

The ups and downs of motorcycle racing can be frustrating sometimes and now we have a Bay of Plenty father and son racing team switching positions at the top... Read More

Puran Singh's business is under threat. The Tauranga man is the owner of an Indian takeaway and sweet shop store that has been on Cameron Road since 2008.... Read More

A Tauranga business has fortified community safety by donating an essential Automated External Defibrillator unit to Pāpāmoa Hills Cultural Heritage Regional... Read More

A witness has described how a man was lying unconscious on the ground, holding his organs, after being stabbed at a car meet. Two people have been stabbed... Read More

It was a fine start to the week across much of New Zealand with plenty of blue sky and sunshine as the last of the weekend's wild weather cleared the far north... Read More

Police are continuing to investigate after the death of a man in Whakatāne on Sunday night. Initial indications suggest there was a gang-related disorder... Read More

On average, Police receives an average of 460 reports of events every hour of every day, says Police Deputy Chief Executive Pieri Munro. "Of those, 22 reports... Read More

New Zealand students may be some of the worst-behaved in the world. Or they might just have less tolerance for disruption in the classroom. An OECD survey... Read More

Enabling a new housing development in Tauranga's east is 'absolutely critical” to plug the city's shortfall of homes. With a shortage of 5000 homes,... Read More

Bay of Plenty Regional Council has begun the process to consider a staged sell down of its current 54.14 percent shareholding ($2.045 billion as at close of... Read More

Tauranga's peak water use days have reduced by an impressive seven per cent since the city brought in its Water-Watchers Plan two years ago. The year-round... Read More