12:10pm Tue 12 Nov, 2019
A search and rescue operation is under way for a kayaker missing off Great Barrier Island, north of the Coromandel Peninsula. Authorities were alerted just before... Read More
11:45am Tue 12 Nov, 2019
Tauranga City Council is updating its Naming of Streets, Reserves and Community Facilities Policy (now to be known as the Naming Policy) - last reviewed 10 years... Read More
11:23am Tue 12 Nov, 2019
Twenty-one New Zealand firefighters are departing for Australia today to help fight the wild fires that have been raging in Queensland for the past nine weeks. The... Read More
10:56am Tue 12 Nov, 2019
A gym the first of its kind has landed in New Zealand, making its home in the Bayfair Shopping Centre in Mount Maunganui. Kieren Macgregor has brought the UBX... Read More
10:13am Tue 12 Nov, 2019
The remains of a burnt out car still linger at McLaren Falls Park, waiting for its owner to get rid of it. Residents have reported seeing charred vehicle for... Read More
09:43am Tue 12 Nov, 2019
A Bay of Plenty Council is disappointed with the illegal dumping taking place in its town. Photos posted on the Whakatane District Council's Facebook page... Read More
09:19am Tue 12 Nov, 2019
Retail spending has fallen in October with hardware and appliances taking a hit, as well as every day spending on food and drinks. Statistics from Stats NZ show... Read More
08:27am Tue 12 Nov, 2019
Fire and Emergency New Zealand is warning people to prepare for an increased risk of fires starting and spreading over summer. But, despite this looming... Read More
07:44am Tue 12 Nov, 2019
Rotorua toddler Karlos Stephens died when increasing pressure in his brain cut off both blood and oxygen supplies. That was according to evidence given by... Read More
07:08am Tue 12 Nov, 2019
A baby with breathing difficulties died after he was discharged from a Waikato hospital without a formal diagnosis or follow-up plan. The three-month-old and... Read More
07:00am Tue 12 Nov, 2019
A timetable clash led James Evans to accidently discover a subject which looks set to take him on a completely new career path. 'At the start of the 2019... Read More
06:36am Tue 12 Nov, 2019
Richard Baillie celebrated his milestone 90th birthday by zipping around a native forest at Rotorua Canopy Tours, proving that there's no age limit on adventure. Ziplining... Read More