New Zealand police welcome seven patrol dog teams fresh from their graduation today at the Police Dog Training Centre at Trentham. The handlers and their... Read More

The World Tennis Tour will return to Pāpāmoa from 16-22 December. Now in its third year, the EVES Open has attracted some of the best up and coming tennis... Read More

Huge numbers of people are applying to join New Zealand Police, as a new recruitment campaign and changes to application criteria help to stimulate growing interest. Applications... Read More

Census data has revealed one in 20 New Zealand adults identify as LGBTIQ+ - or part of the rainbow communities. For the first time ever, the 2023 Census collected... Read More

It came out of the blue, leaving one Mount Maunganui family in the dark. Now Ella Weatherall, a local lifeguard and teenager at Mount Maunganui College,... Read More

Forget boring brushes; Brookfield resident Abigail Perano is proving that quirky household items like bubble wrap, Duplo blocks and pipe cleaners along with... Read More

Monday, 5 August 1957, at 6.30pm, was the date and time Rex Cotter, 85, a volunteer firefighter, started his 60 years of service. 'I did 30 years in Tīrau,... Read More

Christine Larsen says she is not a freedom camper or homeless person, she is a Kawerau resident whose home just happens to be on wheels. Larsen bought... Read More

New data shows despite a 35% fall in the total number of meningococcal disease cases compared to the same period the previous year, Māori infants and toddlers... Read More

A talented three-man Kiwi motocross squad is revved up to race in the United Kingdom this coming weekend, determined to again challenge, and hopefully beat,... Read More

A 6-year-old from Rotorua living in Australia faces relearning to walk and a potential hip replacement after developing sepsis, his mum says. Kiwi friends... Read More

A group of young people are making the most of the holidays, sprucing up Te Puke's cricket club with a colourful mural. Kalib Wallace from 247 Health and... Read More