Construction on the Takitimu North Link in Tauranga is progressing with crews breaking through land under the newly-built bridge at Wairoa Road. The new... Read More

Corrections officers barricaded themselves and a prisoner inside a van after its tyres were slashed and shots fired at a tangi in Waikato. A minimum security... Read More

Previous storms have weakened the Peninsula Road stop bank, and Marlborough Civil Defence is asking 70 households in Spring Creek to evacuate by 9am and stay... Read More

The government's own advisers says the tougher its new boot camps are, the worse they will work. A trial of the Young Offender Military Academies was... Read More

The Labour Party says the government is opening the door to more foreigners buying land here - with changes made to the way applications are handled. Normally... Read More

Former National Party leader and Auckland Chamber of Commerce chief executive Simon Bridges has topped a poll of possible mayoral candidates at next year's local... Read More

An orange heavy rain warning is in place for Rotorua and the Bay of Plenty tomorrow. MetService is forecasting 80 to 140mm of rain in parts of the region,... Read More

A shop in the small farming community of Reporoa has sold a winning Lotto ticket. Thirty-two players nationwide each won $12,697 with Lotto Second Division... Read More

A Piarere Young Farmers member is one step closer to winning one of New Zealand's most prestigious farming awards after being crowned the Season 56 Waikato Bay... Read More

Season finale action for 2023-24 at Baypark Speedway brings the return of the fast-paced Sprint Cars and heavy metal Super Stocks to provide the highlights this... Read More

New Zealand is in the grips of a large weather system and multiple warnings are currently in place all over the country. A heavy rain warning is in place... Read More

A spiced lamb, salsa, and tapioca cracker snack, crafted by a Tauranga sous chef and a tertiary tutor mentor, has captured the tastebuds of one of the nation's... Read More