04:00pm Sat 12 Jul, 2025
Mark Kelvin Jefferson said the word 'guilty” through tears as he admitted causing the death of a friend in a hunting incident. Stuart Stobie, 72, from... Read More
03:00pm Sat 12 Jul, 2025
Tauranga's Eliana Hulsebosch will spearhead a powerful Kiwi junior presence at the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Pal Arinsal, Andorra, as New Zealand riders... Read More
02:00pm Sat 12 Jul, 2025
The SPCA has raised concerns about people it says are abusing and emotionally blackmailing staff for not being able to rehome pets. According to the society,... Read More
01:00pm Sat 12 Jul, 2025
Construction of the new Matekerepu roundabout near Ōpōtiki is continuing, with work advancing despite recent weather conditions. Located at the intersection... Read More
12:00pm Sat 12 Jul, 2025
Burnouts, doughnuts, vandalism, fireworks, screeching tyres and loud exhausts - Mamaku residents say hoons are holding them to ransom. Fed-up residents in... Read More
11:00am Sat 12 Jul, 2025
Two home-schooled students cycled 755km off-road over 10 days to deliver a petition to Parliament calling for the inclusion of all students in sport. Amelia... Read More
10:00am Sat 12 Jul, 2025
Holidaymakers at a Coromandel hot spot have been urged to stay away from the beach after a deadly yellow-bellied sea snake washed up alive on the sand. The... Read More
09:45am Sat 12 Jul, 2025
One patient was taken to Tauranga Hospital in a critical condition following a crash on State Highway 29, lower Kaimai range, on Friday evening. The incident... Read More
09:00am Sat 12 Jul, 2025
Tearful pleas from the wife of a Tongan overstayer who has lived illegally in Rotorua for 16 years have failed to prevent him being deported. Paea Vehikite's... Read More
08:00am Sat 12 Jul, 2025
Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService is forecasting cloudy periods with... Read More
07:30am Sat 12 Jul, 2025
Stubborn, determined and a strong competitive streak: traits that have won Fairhaven School teacher Dana Piggott a place at next week's World Dragon Boat Championships... Read More
07:00am Sat 12 Jul, 2025
A coffee roastery in Tauriko is helping brew a better future for Fijian villages, one bean at a time, thanks to the passion of a Tauranga family. What began... Read More