Parking fines and debt collection agency letters have frustrated customers using some Tauranga and Te Puke shopping centres and takeaway restaurants. People... Read More

One Tauranga family has been treated to a rare sight after seeing some orca playing the shallows on Omanu Beach. Barbara Young was with her family when they... Read More

In a large warehouse, not far from Taupō, a young couple is busy bagging gourmet mushrooms. Their established vegetable garden and loyal Jack Russell terrier... Read More

Night closures are being planned for the Tauranga Eastern Link Road next week. As work continues at the Pāpāmoa East Interchange, the eastbound lanes on... Read More

A Tauranga teenager says he and his friend spent an 'exhausting 20 minutes” dragging a hunting dog off the throat of a squealing male pig roaming in Johnson... Read More

The New Zealand junior Surfing Team had an excellent second day at the ISA World Junior Surfing Championships in El Salvador with Lola Groube (Pauanui) winning... Read More

The Trident Homes Tactix clung on by their fingernails to defeat Avis Magic, 54-53, in Hamilton and remain unbeaten after four rounds of the ANZ Premiership.... Read More

Two people are suffering from minor injuries after a crash in Hairini. "There was a two vehicle crash at the intersection of the Poike and Ohauiti Roads,... Read More

A Rotorua bed and breakfast owner says a council plan targeting holiday rental homes 'beggars belief” as some hosts face rates increases of 180 per cent. Rotorua... Read More

Some desperate defence and a little bit of luck saw Te Puke Sports take the narrowest of wins at Whakarewarewa on Saturday. After taking a 21-20 lead with... Read More

About half the country's junior doctors are set to walk off the job for 25 hours with every aspect of the hospital system likely to be affected. Te Whatu... Read More

An extended run of low temperatures is being forecast as New Zealand embraces the final month of autumn. This week holds in store a mix of biting cold winds... Read More