City Life

Waihī Powerball player wins $10.5m

A lucky Powerball player from Waihī will be jumping for joy after winning $10.5 million with Powerball First Division in Wednesday night's live Lotto draw. The... Read More

Ngāti Ranginui thrill audience with performance

Hundreds of hours of practice all came down to an exceptional 30 minutes on stage for the team representing Tauranga Moana at the world's biggest kapa... Read More

Comvita cuts 67 jobs in EU and UK offices

Honey producer Comvita's bitter financial losses have been sweetened by maintaining market share across a number of Asian markets, in the face of 'seismic”... Read More

Tarawera pipeline protesters say they're staying

Protesters at Rotorua's tapu Lake Rotokākahi say they are tired and angry after facing off with police, but feel they 'made history” and have no plans... Read More

Rotorua student going to subantarctic islands

A Rotorua Girls' High School student is going on a 'once in a lifetime opportunity” to the subantarctic islands on an expedition voyage. Zoe Parker,... Read More

Jetski death: Family thankful for support

The family of 36-year-old Vincent Cornell, who died saving his brother in a jetski incident in January, have released a statement of gratitude for the support... Read More

Regional council adopts new bus fares system

Bay of Plenty Regional Council has adopted a new public transport fare system. In a statement released this week, council said the system is expected to create... Read More

Black Hawk called in to help with logging

Whakatāne residents have had front-row seats to a demonstration of heli-logging using a Black Hawk helicopter during the past week. Whakatāne District... Read More

New Zealanders taking shorter OEs, survey finds

New Zealanders are not staying abroad for as long when they go on their overseas experience (OE) due to financial concerns, a survey shows. An OE, long considered... Read More

Former All Black set for Ironman debut in Taupō

Former All Black Liam Messam will tackle his first Ironman in Taupō this weekend. The 40-year-old had a decorated rugby career playing for the All Blacks... Read More

Rotorua McDonald’s owners continue Supper Club

It's a daunting task, but the new owners of Rotorua's McDonald's restaurants are up for the challenge and excited to raise thousands of dollars at the annual... Read More

NZ's corruption ranking could affect your mortgage

The misuse of data, scamming, fraud, tax evasion and lax rules around lobbying are all contributing to New Zealand's drift down the global corruption index... Read More