World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year Wallace Sititi has committed for another two years with New Zealand Rugby and the Chiefs, signing a new contract... Read More

Hobbiton Movie Set has scooped up a world record. The 5.5-hectare set of Sir Peter Jackson's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings movies, near Matamata... Read More

A woman living with stage four bowel cancer says the cost of her 30 rounds of chemotherapy dwarfs the expense of an early intervention. Dozens of protesters... Read More

For a long time, New Zealand's cheapest petrol was often found at Gull Ātiamuri. But now, fuel price monitoring site Gaspy says U-GO Waikaraka, Auckland,... Read More

Bay of Plenty MP Tom Rutherford will be 'pushing really hard” for Tauranga's new 24/7 urgent healthcare service to be in the fast-growing suburb... Read More

A 22-year-old Lake Taupō mystery involving a Russian stuntman has been solved after public photo submissions helped identify his remains, police say. Artour... Read More

Eight-year-old Paige Smith from Mount Manuganui likes to spend a lot of time upside-down at gymnastics. Paige has ADHD and autism traits, said her mother,... Read More

Rotorua councillors are considering hours of feedback and hundreds of submissions on its draft annual plan. A range of opinions were shared at the council's... Read More

Superstar runners Daniel Jones and Caitlin Fielder have dominated the UTA50 at Hoka Ultra-Trail Australia by UTMB in the New South Wales Blue Mountains,... Read More

Warning: This story discusses details of the death of a newborn A woman whose midwife left her during labour in her tiny rural home without power, internet... Read More

During April, the local rescue helicopter completed 36 life-saving missions throughout the coastal Bay of Plenty region. The Aerocool Rescue Helicopter (ARH)... Read More

A salvage operation is under way to fully re-float a private launch that sunk after hitting rocks near Mōtītī Island off Tauranga's coast. Coastguard... Read More