A teen stepmum who inflicted such severe fatal abdominal injuries on a toddler that it split the girl's pancreas in two has appealed to have her jail... Read More

A new visual arts competition launching this spring is inviting artists to imagine a future where people and planet thrive. Titled Climate Canvas: Art for... Read More

The time has come, the 'terrible twos” of puppies… the teething stage. The teething stage is when puppies lose their baby teeth and grow an adult... Read More

Struggling to manage the costs of rising electricity, some consumers may be finding the free 'hour of power' is not the cost-cutting magic bullet they... Read More

A Bay of Plenty foodie who started out selling spice pastes and salts at markets and grew a 100,000-strong online following has her sights set on making her... Read More

Dozens of FreshChoice supermarkets across the country will pay the price for breaching alcohol laws. Thirty-eight stores that are part of the chain will each... Read More

Police are looking for Nerehana Tetahi Wall, 35, who has a warrant for his arrest. Wall has connections in the Bay of Plenty, Auckland, Waikato and Wellington... Read More

Outdoor education will 'die a slow death” at his school if a proposed government change goes ahead, one Bay of Plenty teacher predicts. Education Outdoors... Read More

An 'important milestone” has been reached for the Takitimu North Link, a new four-lane highway being built west of Tauranga. NZTA has submitted applications... Read More

More Kiwi women are taking up building trade apprenticeships, and a new campaign aims to ensure work sites are ready for them. It has the backing of a self-employed... Read More

When Brendon Thompson discovered his biological father was Māori through a DNA test it 'tipped my whole world upside down”. Being strapped at school... Read More

No matter what language you speak, or where you were born - we are glad you are here! That's the message this Welcoming Week, which runs until September 14,... Read More