NZTA is reminding owners of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles to buy their first road user charges licence before the deadline of 31 May... Read More

The Government is consulting New Zealanders on a package of proposals for simple and effective regulation of shooting clubs and ranges, Associate Minister of... Read More

Three people have put their hand up for the vacant seat on Western Bay of Plenty District Council. A byelection was called in the Maketū-Te Puke ward after... Read More

Emergency services are responding to a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 29. The crash, near Cambridge Road, on SH29 was reported to Police at 5.33pm. "The... Read More

Emergency services are responding to the scene of a serious crash in the Waikato region. State Highway 3/Ōhaupō Road is closed between Jary Road and Ngaroto... Read More

Police in Tauranga have been found justified in setting a police dog on a man who later needed surgery to his ear after being bitten, the Independent Police... Read More

Five new police patrol dog teams are fully trained up and ready to start shifts after graduating from the New Zealand Police Dog Training Centre at Trentham.... Read More

A major reason young people often struggle to secure their first job is a lack of experience or qualifications, notes a community-focused trust. Limited... Read More

The intersection of Cameron Road and Elizabeth Street is partially blocked after a crash. There has been a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Cameron... Read More

A Bay of Plenty organisation that rehomes dogs it collects on death row from pounds around the country has had to temporarily close its doors due to adoptions... Read More

Minus two-degree temperatures left one truck driver chilly on his night shift when suddenly, driving along the Tauranga Takitimu Drive Toll road at 1.20 in the... Read More

National's pledge to fund 13 cancer treatments from this year is looking increasingly shaky - with numerous ministers saying they cannot do everything in... Read More