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

Surf lifeguards say they're having to perform fewer rescues thanks to a focus on preventive lifeguarding. And as summer's hot weather drives hordes to the... Read More

Christmas Eve has retained its title as the busiest shopping day of the year, but the peak hour was well down on previous years. Payments network Worldline... Read More

More than 4500 unwanted Christmas gifts had already been listed for sale online by 8.30am on Boxing Day, according to Trade Me. Interesting listings include... Read More

Construction of Tauranga's new fire station is expected to begin around May next year The search is now on for a main contractor to build it adjacent to the... Read More

Three people have been injured after a crash on State Highway 29A, in Tauranga. Emergency services were called to the crash, near the Oropi Rd roundabout... Read More

New dog or puppy owners are being warned to vaccinate their animals for kennel cough before their summer holidays. Canine cough, often known as kennel cough,... Read More

New Zealand Transport Agency is urging drivers to plan before a safe summer road trip, as several accidents snarled Auckland traffic on Christmas Eve. It... Read More

The Professional Firefighters' Union has decided to stop Boxing Day's one-hour strike that was meant to begin at midday. It acknowledged that it was Boxing... Read More

A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for several regions across the upper North Island today, including Bay of Plenty, Rotorua and Coromandel Peninsula. MetService... Read More

A Coromandel holidaymaker is still in shock after a shark attacked his kayak 'completely out of the blue”. Kanaru Namioka was coming back from a... Read More