Growers are being asked to have their say in the upcoming levy referendum to enable Horticulture New Zealand (HortNZ) to continue its work for the sector. A... Read More

SH2 side road residents are awaiting a decision by NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi on whether median barriers will be placed on a stretch of the state highway... Read More

Cattle and tangled wires are suspected to be behind a large power outage in Tauranga this week, Powerco says. Field crews restored power to 1074 customers... Read More

Two shoppers claim they were 'stunned” to hear 'porn-like soft moaning” playing through speakers at a large retail store in Tauranga. Marie Waring... Read More

A magnitude 5.1 magnitude earthquake has struck 10 kilometres west of Rotorua this morning. It occurred at 2.19am. It was classified as weak because it... Read More

Some Kiwis are paying nearly $3000 a year to insure their Toyota Aqua cars, with one insurer denying cover unless the vehicle has an immobiliser. The high... Read More

Part-time workers could end up with less sick leave in an update of the Holidays Act announced by the Workplace Relations Minister. The draft legislation... Read More

Auckland Airport Police firmly have their boots on the ground, disrupting retail offending across the wider airport precinct. Late last week, constables stopped... Read More

Good news for farmers, with a positive Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction to start the new season. Prices were up in the latest event, held overnight, with... Read More

Emergency services are responding to a single-vehicle collision on State Highway 29 near Tauriko. The traffic incident was reported to police at around 4.50pm,... Read More

New Zealand Defence Force military working dog handlers are breaking new ground in using a special canine mannequin to practise administering first aid to an... Read More

One of New Zealand's leading experts on liquefaction, Professor Misko Cubrinovski and his team from the University of Canterbury have developed new tools to... Read More