A 3-year-old with two head injuries, including a 'tennis ball-sized lump”, waited five hours to be seen at Rotorua Hospital's emergency department, his... Read More

A 'fun” night out for two Hawke's Bay best mates visiting Rotorua turned into a 'harrowing” ordeal when one was kidnapped, held for ransom and assaulted... Read More

The controversial closure of Mount Maunganui's Links Ave will remain but its closure times will be reduced. At a city delivery committee meeting on Monday,... Read More

A free public lecture at the University of Waikato Tauranga campus this week will feature internationally renowned peace advocate and former Tauranga local Alyn... Read More

MetService is forecasting a week of weather ups and downs, with a settled start giving way to wetter and windier conditions midweek before a recovery in time... Read More

Luck, or skill? Tauranga Golf Club manager Michelle Towersey says it's possibly a bit of both after three members hit holes in one within 24 hours. 'Aces”,... Read More

Interested in what's happening on the Takitimu North Link project? You're invited to a community open day to find out about current construction progress and... Read More

Rotorua's council is looking to its Eastern Bay of Plenty counterparts for a potential joint water services delivery model. While elected members say they... Read More

A new survey from Lotto NZ has highlighted the different ways New Zealanders imagine they would celebrate if they won big on Lotto. The national survey of... Read More

Welcome Bay Lions Club's Kids Fun Day is back for 2025 with this year's event catering to everyone. The Kids Fun Day will be held at Tye Park from 10am-2.30pm... Read More

Witnesses to the fire in Minden say it was a like an apocalyptic scene with clouds of billowing smoke and a sound of 'a couple of explosions”. Emergency... Read More

Two lucky Lotto players from Russell and Auckland will be celebrating today after each winning $500,000 with Lotto First Division in Saturday night's live Lotto... Read More