Big smiles, swishing costumes, shaking hips, rhythmic drums, toe-tapping dancing, delicate hand movements and soulful voices... The performances of many unique... Read More

An early-November Mount Maunganui tradition combining pyrotechnics and high-horsepower dirt track competition continues this Saturday when Baypark Speedway hosts... Read More

A person has died in a serious crash after a police pursuit in Rotorua. Rotorua Area Commander Inspector Herby Ngawhika said about 11.30am on Thursday... Read More

Ōpōtiki council is being urged to ban or limit the number of overnight campers at Te Ahiaua Reserve due to fears the public toilets are putting pressure on... Read More

An environmentalist group says it is trying to stay positive over a promise by Mount Maunganui industrial businesses to clean up their act. The 29 businesses... Read More

Explainer - As another Guy Fawkes Night rolls around, you might be wondering when fireworks go on sale, where they're banned and how to protect stressed-out... Read More

The pipfruit industry has begun a five-year project to find new and more effective ways to control bronze beetle. The native beetle chews through growing... Read More

The Third Culture Film Festival is set to host a special red-carpet screening of GRAFTED, a highly anticipated black comedy directed by Bafta-nominated filmmaker... Read More

The Wander Dogs Summer Series is about to bound into action and this time the Western Bay of Plenty District Council is rolling out the red carpet. Starting... Read More

A major change in the scheduling of the maintenance on SH1 between Tīrau and Waiouru has seen the closure of the East Taupō Arterial section of SH1 brought... Read More

'I don't want a good day to be, maybe I can get on a horse, I want to compete again, I want to jump again.” Hayley-Grace Davis is well known in... Read More

The New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is making significant strides in enhancing safety and efficiency along State Highway 2 between Waihī and Tauranga,... Read More