A strong burst of heavy rain is expected to sweep across the region today, with MetService issuing an orange rain warning for areas about and east of Rotorua... Read More

Pillans Rd Bike Track remains open for now, until the Tauranga City Council decides its future after riders and residents challenged its permanent closure. Two... Read More

No serious injuries have been reported from a crash in the Western Bay of Plenty. Emergency services were called to a single‑vehicle crash at 6.55am after... Read More

Most of the North Island and the top of the South are cloaked under weather alerts, impacting major holiday and festival hotspots. Rain has already begun... Read More

With many parts of the country experiencing hot and windy conditions, Fire and Emergency New Zealand has enforced restrictions on outdoor fires in several districts,... Read More

As bargain hunters head online, police are urging the public to stay vigilant when buying and selling goods through social media platforms. Authorities say... Read More

The Te Puke Community Charitable Trust has formally re-settled its remaining funds to establish the Te Puke Community Fund, in partnership with the Eastern Bay... Read More

A Kiwi summer can go wrong in so many ways. An undercooked turkey. A structurally-unsound pavlova. Inconsistently-applied sunscreen on a scorching day. But... Read More

A group of Tauranga women is proving there is no age limit when it comes to playing basketball. The Swish walking basketball group, which stood for Senior... Read More

A warning has been issued after multiple people have been hospitalised after using synthetic drugs. High Alert, a drug watchdog, said the cases had been linked... Read More

Waikato Regional Council is launching its annual Operation Neptune safety blitz, with maritime officers stepping up patrols across the region's busiest waterways... Read More

School's out, temperatures are rising and the days are longer. Summer is heating up in the Bay of Plenty, and there are plenty of events to make sure it's... Read More