Emergency services are responding to a crash involving two planes at Waihi Beach. A SunLive reader at Surf Shack says that a plane has crashed into another... Read More

Expectations are building that the Reserve Bank will cut the official cash rate on Wednesday for the first time in more than four years. Wholesale interest... Read More

New Zealand's plasma supply is at a tipping point, as demand for this ‘liquid gold' in our blood continues to increase by over 10 per cent year on year.... Read More

The owner of a Rotorua motorbike shop says he feels 'shattered” and is 'still shaking” after 11 people in three cars ram-raided his store, stole... Read More

Excitement is building as Mount Maunganui prepares to host its second national pickleball tournament, the Mount Pickleball Classic, from August 30 to September... Read More

The father of a toddler - who died after suffering 'catastrophic” stomp-type injuries - has been accused of causing her death by a defence lawyer... Read More

Warning: Disturbing content An 'unrepentant” Mangakino farmer has been jailed and banned from farming animals after being found with hundreds of starving... Read More

With over two years of service, New Zealand charity Kiwi K.A.R.E (Kiwi Aid & Refugee Evacuation) has expanded its mission to support Ukraine, securing a further... Read More

People are being warned not to consume Rinda brand pineapple lollies after a potentially lethal amount of methamphetamine was found in a lolly wrapped in the... Read More

Warning: Distressing content A Tauranga dog owner has been fined $2000 after her Labrador/Pitbull cross was 'left to rot” in its backyard kennel... Read More

It's two down and one to go for this season's Forestland Cross-country Series, with the third and final round set for Ohakuri this weekend. The twisting forestry... Read More

UPDATE: One person has been taken to hospital following a three-vehicle crash on the Tauranga Eastern Link. Emergency services were alerted to the crash about... Read More