A private helicopter reportedly experienced 'violent shaking” just before it crashed in eastern Bay of Plenty. Emergency services were alerted to the... Read More

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has dismissed a Green Party proposal to extend the Auckland-Hamilton passenger rail line to Tauranga, saying his Government... Read More

People in the Coromandel and Bay of Plenty are being warned to prepare for a deluge of heavy rain. A front moving east across the country is expected to bring... Read More

More than 40 New Zealand riders have congregated in Copenhagen for the UCI BMX Racing World Championships. Eleven Kiwis will contest the elite racing,... Read More

A man found critically injured on the side of the road has died in Rotorua Hospital. Police say four men took the man to the hospital on Saturday night. Detective... Read More

Police have named the child who died following a crash near Taupō. He was 10-year-old Jax Tauroa-Wall. Emergency services were called to the two-vehicle... Read More

Three days of events to mark the 150th anniversary since the Ulster Irish settlers arrived in Katikati has been planned for the town for this September. The... Read More

Police can now release the name of the man who died in a crash in the Bay of Plenty last month. Mapu Titoko, 54, of Whakatāne, died after single-vehicle... Read More

Restricting social media access for under-16s could protect teenagers from doom-scrolling and improve their attention spans, some Tauranga teens say. However,... Read More

Motorists are being urged to report potholes when they see them, so roading contractors can get them fixed quickly. 'During weather events, road conditions... Read More

Three people have been transported to hospital following a helicopter crash this afternoon in eastern Bay of Plenty. Emergency services were alerted to the... Read More

A heavy rain watch has been issued for Bay of Plenty, Coromandel Peninsula, Northland, Auckland - including Great Barrier Island, Central North Island mountains,... Read More