The State Highway 2 community is still determined to stop NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi's plan to install median barriers to prevent right-hand turns on to... Read More

More than one per cent has been added to Rotorua's draft average rates rise, taking it over 11 per cent. Rotorua Lakes Council says this was mainly driven... Read More

A dawn service to reflect on the past, celebrate the present and prepare for the future is being planned for Katikati. In celebration of Matariki, Te Rūnanga... Read More

A wastewater overflow caused by a pipe blockage has flooded a Tauranga sports club building. Wastewater flooded the ground floor of the main garage of the... Read More

A Bay of Plenty kiwifruit worker's life 'changed in one second” after a forklift accident at work led to his leg being amputated below the knee. Two... Read More

Tricky farmland terrain at the Yamaha New Zealand Enduro Championships was no deterrent to Yamaha riders James Scott and Wil Yeoman, as they swept through to... Read More

It's a sometime source of wonder for parents of young children who are also living the pet lifestyle that the kids are welcome in a rental, but the furbabies... Read More

Scotty Harvey is a social worker who doesn't sit behind a desk to talk to his mental health clients. He's out on the road every day, parked up to talk to... Read More

A new robot is expected to revolutionise sports fields and free up volunteers. The New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT) has granted $67,014 to the Eastern Bay... Read More

UPDATE: Tauranga City Council reports that the truck breakdown causing traffic delays on Hewletts Road this morning is now clear. People are advised to expect... Read More

Lower speed limits will be introduced around some schools and marae in Tauranga. A speed limit of 40km/h during drop off and pick up will be introduced outside... Read More

More familiar June temperatures are expected to move up the country today. Snow is also being forecast for the higher parts of the lower South Island early... Read More