Skippers are being warned that fishing or taking any kind of marine life from the Motiti Protection Area is banned, after 23 boaties were caught in the act over... Read More

'The heartbeat of the lake has gone”, says the man petitioning Rotorua Lakes Council to help get the dry-docked and in liquidation Lakeland Queen back... Read More

An aerial survey along the Bay of Plenty coastline aims to create detailed 3D maps to help inform communities about the risks of coastal flooding and provide... Read More

Former mayor Tony Bonne has added his voice to the opponents of Whakatāne District Council's proposed average rates rise of 17.1 per cent, saying it's... Read More

A Rotorua Lakes councillor says Government agencies have 'taken us for fools” over the city's controversial emergency housing motels. It comes after... Read More

Coastguards across the country will leap from 1000s of feet in a national effort to raise funds to help keep kiwis safe out on the water. Among those skydiving... Read More

After paying up to $100,000 for a report about how to make environmental improvements to Sullivan Lake, Whakatāne's council appears to have no plans to... Read More

New Zealand is being warned to brace for a good ol' fashioned Autumn sou'west flow with Friday seeing cooler/colder weather spreading across the country. WeatherWatch... Read More

'To my Dad….” A brief, heavy-hearted note, penned in tidy block letters, just last week. '...you are loved, often in my thoughts, and... Read More

After pedalling through a lush landscape, with a few puddles left over from Saturday to avoid and one swamp monster to meet, participants in Sunday's Great K... Read More

The people have spoken, with Pāpāmoa café Pearl Kitchen winning a top award during the Flavours of Plenty Festival for the second year in a row. Pearl... Read More

Fourteen lucky Lotto players will be celebrating a midweek windfall after each winning $15,116 with Lotto Second Division in Wednesday night's live Lotto draw.... Read More