A large metal dragon that mysteriously appeared at Mount Maunganui's Pilot Bay has been given its marching orders by Tauranga City Council. The striking 1.2m... Read More

It's a great time for avocado lovers, but not so much for growers of the fruit, as prices reach as low as 19 cents in parts of the country. A Woolworths spokesperson... Read More

Two campuses are set to be saved from closure, but more than 150 jobs will still go at a tertiary training institute in the Bay of Plenty and South Waikato. Toi... Read More

WorkSafe New Zealand is investigating how a worker was injured in a three-metre fall at NZ Car Parts in Mount Maunganui on Monday. Hato Hone St John said it... Read More

The mixed bag of changeable spring weather continues for the next few days. On Friday, a fast-moving rain band will cross the upper North Island, bringing... Read More

Te Puke residents can expect to see an increased police presence in the Monoeka Rd area today. An investigation is under way into how a person was seriously... Read More

After fighting for 10 years to stop an eight-storey building being put at a strategic location at The Heads, Whakatāne, resident Linda Conning is devastated... Read More

After 56 years in the Royal New Zealand Navy and Navy Reserves, Warrant Officer electronic warfare instructor Roger Sheehan is still contributing to... Read More

Evidence of deadly ash clouds deep in the country's underground caves shows there's no escaping massive volcanic eruptions. Authors of the new study, Nowhere... Read More

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

No injuries have been reported after a car hit a power pole in the Western Bay of Plenty. Police received a report of the crash on Cameron Rd, in Te Puke,... Read More