Just two months after a new beach safety sign and rescue buoy were installed at Anzac Bay, the equipment has been credited with helping save a life. On Wednesday,... Read More

An opportunity to sharpen her producing expertise is one Ōpōtiki film-maker Kim Webby has embraced after being selected as one of five recipients of the 2026... Read More

Air New Zealand is temporarily reducing flights to and from Tauranga in response to surging global jet fuel prices from ongoing Middle East tensions. Air... Read More

Food insecurity has become a widespread issue impacting every region and income bracket in New Zealand, a new report has found. One in three households have... Read More

Some flights out of Tauranga have been cancelled because of ash from the Whakaari/White Island volcano. Air New Zealand told the Herald it cancelled 19... Read More

A grandmother says she will stand up in court to support the person accused of owning a dog that killed her 4-year-old grandson. Timothy Tu'uaki Rolleston-Bryan... Read More

From climbing trees at Tauranga Intermediate to representing New Zealand at the Paris Olympics, Bay of Plenty speed climber Julian David is sprinting to the... Read More

For the Fairbairn family, holiday means being helicoptered into a remote piece of private land in the Ahimanawa Range, between Taupō and Napier, to live off-grid... Read More

Motorists across Tauranga say they are already feeling the squeeze as petrol prices continue to rise, with many bracing for the possibility of further increases... Read More

A Cambodian-born baker whose first language isn't English has risen to the top of New Zealand's baking ranks, proving skill speaks louder than words. Kéo... Read More

Warning: Distressing content A Mount Maunganui woman hospitalised after a violent dog attack says she is 'disgusted” and 'traumatised” after... Read More

The devil, royal titles, and cannabis strains all feature on the Department of Internal Affairs' list of declined baby names for 2025. A proactively-released... Read More