Bay of Plenty residents and visitors alike will be able to enjoy the beauty of Te Rere o Ōmanawa/ Ōmanawa Falls this summer after the newly-enhanced site opens... Read More

An investigation is ongoing after a man was fatally shot while hunting in the Te Urewera Ranges, Rutuahuna, early Friday morning, December 1. Police responded... Read More

Toka Tū Ake EQC (Earthquake Commission) has awarded 14 research teams a total of more than $1.2 million in this year's Biennial Grants round. These research... Read More

Heavy industry is set to stay in Mount Maunganui but stricter controls around what will be allowed in future have been put in place. Mount Maunganui's industrial... Read More

He's a heavy diesel mechanic by trade and a ‘Tree Shepherd' come tinsel time when the bells ring out for Christmas. For Steven Chinnery-Brown and his wife... Read More

A long-running project to establish a wastewater system in the Bay of Plenty town of Matatā has made headway, but questions are being raised on why it's... Read More

Western Bay of Plenty District Council is calling on people to have their say about how waste is dealt with in the district. There's one week left to join... Read More

Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council says a court decision to fine a Tauranga company $70,000 for repeatedly discharging an objectionable odour from its... Read More

Friday, December 1, marks an important date in the calendar of keen trout fishers around the region. Several Eastern Region streams, which have remained... Read More

A woman was left covered in 'itchy” bed bug bites after spending a night in Wellington. 'In the morning, I got out of bed and saw little bugs crawling... Read More

Hawke's Bay and Tairāwhiti Civil Defence emergency management teams are closely monitoring flooding and water levels in streams and rivers across the regions... Read More

Farmers are being reminded to take care when hay bailing this season to avoid fires. Fire and Emergency's national wildfire manager Tim Mitchell says... Read More