A vessel designed to create job opportunities for young Māori in the Far North, is set to be blessed in Tauranga before setting off on its first fishing venture. The... Read More

Prominent Māori leader Sir Wira Gardiner has died at the age of 78. Sir Wira Gardiner, Lt Col (Retd), died while with his whānau in Gisborne. Of Ngāti Awa,... Read More

Te Puna-based Formula Ford racer Kim Crocker is showing that age is nothing but a number. The 70-year-old has been racing cars on and off since 1978, and is showing... Read More

A large ground search is being planned for the dunes in the Pāpāmoa Beach area as the search continues for David Holland. David was last heard from on Friday,... Read More

Well-known Bay of Plenty journalist Graham Skellern has reported four Commonwealth Games. Now, he has been handed a unique opportunity of leaving the press bench... Read More

Well-known Bay of Plenty journalist Graham Skellern has reported four Commonwealth Games. Now, he has been handed a unique opportunity of leaving the press bench... Read More

The court battle over the fate of water from the Otakiri aquifer is continuing Consents that were granted to Creswell New Zealand, a subsidiary of Chinese water... Read More

Two senior political leaders have hit out over violence and fear in a Rotorua street - and expressed frustration at the lack of police and council action. Councillor... Read More

As the homicide investigation into the death of Ryan Woodford continues, police appeal for people to come forwards with any information. Ryan died at the Adelphi... Read More

Western Bay residents are being asked to temporarily curb their kerbside glass recycling efforts to ensure their empties don't end up in landfill. Western Bay... Read More

After 'two years of starvation”, Bay of Plenty tourism operators say reopening the borders is a step towards a more secure future. However, a ski field... Read More

Twenty-three hotels and thousands of managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) rooms are now sitting empty across the country, as the system winds down. MIQ officials... Read More