Waikato Police have this week executed a search warrant, taking into custody an alleged long-time mail thief. A 28-year-old man is facing charges in relation... Read More

The Board of Tauranga Boys' College has apologised and refunded a former student more than $1000 after an Ombudsman decision found it was 'unreasonable”... Read More

Bowel cancer is the second highest cause of cancer death in New Zealand, with more than 1200 people dying each year, as many as breast and prostate cancer combined,... Read More

Tauranga's former mayor Tenby Powell might run in this year's election but he's waiting to see who he could be working alongside. On July 20, the city... Read More

The number of whānau turning to financial mentors for help is up 40 per cent in a year as they grapple with growing debt, a new report shows. The second... Read More

A weekend duck hunt near Te Puke netted just two birds for Auckland's Sally Wenley - but she isn't bothered in the slightest. Sally was one of the first to... Read More

Showers clear and strong westerly winds ease off over the upper North Island today as the low spirals away. Meanwhile, a cold southerly change spreads showers... Read More

Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell has started the Tuia leadership programme with her newest Tuia representative, Maringi James. Tuia is a national leadership programme... Read More

Emergency mahi is underway in New Zealand for endemic skink on the brink. Following an urgent translocation, five ‘Nationally Critical' awakōpaka skinks... Read More

Te Puke Highway is partially blocked following a vehicle crash. There has been a two-vehicle crash on Te Puke Highway near Manoeka Road, reported at 4:22pm,... Read More

Over a million trays of New Zealand kiwifruit that were onboard a ship with a mice problem will be destroyed. Mice were found on Zespri's first shipment... Read More

A Holstein Friesian that sired more than 17,000 daughters and 90,000 granddaughters has been inducted into a bull ‘Hall of Fame.' Animal genetics company... Read More