The new Panepane Wharf on Matakana Island is officially open, providing a safer, more accessible connection between the island and the mainland. Around 60... Read More

Tauranga City Council's latest residents' survey results reveal a mixed but improving picture of public sentiment. The council hit its highest overall level... Read More

MetService is forecasting a warm, cloudy, and wet summer-like day across the country, with maximum temperatures today exceeding November averages in some areas. Hastings... Read More

Residents with a respiratory condition living near the Tongariro National Park fire are being urged to take precautions to protect themselves from exposure to... Read More

Warning: This story deals with the sexual abuse of children and may be distressing for some readers. A brother and sister say they both lived with guilt,... Read More

A massive second half has seen the Kiwis defeat Toa Samoa 36-14 at CommBank Stadium in Sydney. The result means coach Stacey Jones' side lifted the Pacific... Read More

Six lucky Lotto players have split Saturday night's $1 million First Division prize, as Powerball soars to a near-record high. The players will each pocket... Read More

From fire engines to first responders, a Sirens and Services event is being held in Ōmokoroa to showcase the wide range of emergency services and volunteers... Read More

A wall of smoke from the Tongariro National Park fire is providing a spectacular but worrying vista for a central plateau village. The... Read More

By Libby Kirkby-McLeod of RNZ 'Bloody minded road vandalism.” That's how many residents in Pāpāmoa have reacted to news their previously asphalted... Read More

Tauranga's oldest wildlife park has hit the market for sale, and it comes with hundreds of cute and cuddly animals. Marshalls Animal Park, near McLaren Falls,... Read More

Rotorua mother Beccy Ganley says she was 'relatively young” when diagnosed with breast cancer. At 47, she had just had her second routine mammogram... Read More