Supermarkets asking customers to donate to food parcels risk riling under-pressure shoppers, one marketing expert says. New World has been asking customers... Read More

A ferry service between Mount Maunganui and Tauranga could be on the way in 2025. Auckland water taxi company Hauraki Express is prepared to build two ferries... Read More

New Zealand is experiencing its highest peak in Covid-19 cases since December 2022, professor Michael Baker says. Last week, the ministry reported 6146 new... Read More

Kiwi woman Courtney Kitto is one of many peope feeling the pain of rising costs. As well as having to spend an extra $100 a week on groceries, increases in... Read More

Friends say it was not uncommon for Tui Siufanga to end the day with a warm soak in a natural hot pool at Rotorua's Sulphur Point. His constant companion,... Read More

A person is in serious condition after a "family-harm related incident" in Tauranga. Police confirmed that they were called to a property in Judea on Sunday... Read More

Western Bay of Plenty District Council is considering closing Te Puna Station Road to vehicles permanently. Under the proposal, which is part of Council's... Read More

Ayrton Hodson has topped the points table for the 2023 Elite Motorsport Academy to win the Ian Snellgrove Trophy. The prestigious trophy, awarded in memory... Read More

Kawerau school principal Ripeka Lessels says the town is suffering the highest levels of poverty she has seen in her lifetime. Lessels, who is founding principal... Read More

Increased volcanic activity on Whakaari / White Island will be closely watched by experts from the air on Monday. There has been a string of eruptions there... Read More

The battle between four Bay of Plenty rugby clubs continues to heat up as they jostle for the top spot. The logjam at the top of the AR Plus Premier title... Read More

Raglan's Billy Stairmand has returned to the top of the podium taking out the King and Queen of the Point, the local surfer being joined by Aimee Brown from... Read More