An armed police presence is being reported in Tauranga this morning. Members of the public have reported a heavy police presence on Monmouth St, near the... Read More

The coronial inquest into the Whakaari/White Island disaster has begun to look into how emergency services responded to the 2019 eruption and whether decisions... Read More

Police are appealing for witnesses or dashcam footage of a crash that left two people dead at Piarere and three others seriously injured. Emergency services... Read More

A sea of pink, big smiles and plenty of laughs hit Tauranga's waterfront on Wednesday for the annual Hot Pink Walk. More than 4000 walkers were expected to... Read More

A road rebuild on State Highway 33 in the Bay of Plenty will affect travellers for the next eight weeks. Road crews will begin rebuilding a section of the... Read More

Mount Maunganui aerospace engineer Keshika Warnakula was 11 when her parents took her overseas for the first time. 'I just fell in love with aircrafts [sic].... Read More

Police have renewed a call for sightings of a grey Mazda ute after a man went missing eight weeks ago. Aydan, 39, was last seen in Chartwell, Hamilton... Read More

Update, 9.20pm: Two people have died following the two-vehicle crash near the intersection of State Highway 1 and Horahora Rd at Piarere this evening. One... Read More

New Zealand women aged 70 and 74 can now have free breast screening every two years. It comes after a year-long pilot screening programme in Nelson-Marlborough,... Read More

A weight-loss specialist is concerned about the number of patients needing serious patch-up operations after getting cut-price surgeries overseas. Waikato... Read More

While rates rises have been blamed for at least 31 regions ditching their mayors, Whakatāne has opted for a mayor more welcoming of nice-to-have projects. 'The... Read More

Halloween can be a fun time for both pets and their owners, but it comes with some pawsitives and downsides to consider. On the upside, dressing up Bruno... Read More