Tauranga's property and business industry advocates, Urban Task Force, have announced the winner of their first annual Leader Development Scholarship intended... Read More

Have you got an avid bookworm or sonic sleuth on the lookout for an exciting summer reading challenge? Western Bay of Plenty District Libraries has got them sorted... Read More

Coastal waters around New Zealand became unusually warm last month, say NIWA. November 2022 sea surface temperatures) have been between 1.1C to 1.8C warmer than... Read More

Fieldays 2022 has officially closed the gates on its 54th event. Postponed from its usual June spot to run four days from Wednesday, November 30, visitors revelled... Read More

Lower Kaimai residents are looking to rally members for their very own Menz Shed in their corner of the community. Motor mechanic Graeme Klitscher has lived in... Read More

We've enjoyed some settled weather over the past few days but, according to MetService, a change is on the way. The ridge of high pressure which held steady... Read More

The whānau of 80 Māori Battalion soldiers who fought in World War II have received their medals at a ceremony conducted at Te Papaiouru Marae in Rotorua. Thousands... Read More

It's that time of year again - get your non-perishable grocery items ready for the annual Emergency Services Foodbank Drive tonight. More than 30 volunteers from... Read More

The government hopes a Royal Commission into its Covid-19 response will provide the strongest possible playbook for any future pandemic. The prime minister has... Read More

Ukrainan refugees who could barely say the English alphabet upon arrival in New Zealand have since learned enough to get jobs. The visa-holders have gradually... Read More

The latest Restaurant Association Hospitality Report finds that nationwide sales for the hospitality industry have bounced back after two years of subdued trading. In... Read More

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the entrenchment clause in the government's Three Waters legislation was a mistake which the government is fixing. The... Read More