A Kiwi has described his narrow escape from Dubai hours before an Iranian strike hit the hotel where he had been staying. Tim Connell, an Auckland dairy... Read More

A winning Lotto First Division ticket has been sold in Tauranga. Five players nationwide each won $200,000 in last night's live draw. The winning Tauranga... Read More

Rotorua's Ivan Deadman turned 100 this week - and he's still driving his Mustang convertible. 'When I was 90, I moved in here and I bought myself a Mustang... Read More

More than 1000 Mount Maunganui residents have signed a petition calling for immediate action from the council and police on what they say are dangerous drivers... Read More

As the anniversary of Timothy Tu'uaki Rolleston-Bryan's death approaches, his grieving grandparents say they are feeling 'angry and upset” that the... Read More

Truckers are worried that they will not be allowed to drive over bridges being built on the Government's Roads of National Significance. Two bridges built... Read More

The SPCA is launching a free online education portal to teach children safe ways to interact around dogs. This programme is available to teachers, parents... Read More

Update, 6.30pm: A police spokesman said a two-car crash on Te Awanui Drive was reported about 3.50pm, and was initially blocking traffic. Police attended... Read More

A train carriage turned house, racks of clown costumes, tools from decades past, plates and teacup-lined walls. These are the reminders of history you can... Read More

Diving has been temporarily banned at most public pools in Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty after a teen suffered a spinal injury. The accident has sparked... Read More

The Wish4Fish charity in Tauranga is launching a new community group fund powered by the Acorn Foundation, and the public is being called upon to lend support... Read More

Back in 2015, wearing stubbies and a bush shirt, Jordan Watson (Tainui) made a joke video for a friend from work who was about to become a father. Two years... Read More