The rates of serious non-fatal injuries from falls and from self-harm were at record highs in 2017, Stats NZ says today. The rate for motor-vehicle crashes was... Read More

Bethlehem College was the best performed of the local schools at the NZ Interschool Chess Finals in Mt Maunganui at the weekend. They finished tied for sixth... Read More

Local Labour MPs, Angie Warren-Clark, Jan Tinetti and Tamati Coffey are inviting tenants, landlords and whānau to have their say on the Coalition Government's... Read More

Around 3000 Thames homes and businesses are now Ultra-Fast Broadband ready with Chorus having completed the fibre build in Thames. Coromandel MP Scott Simpson... Read More

In the short space of a year, the landscape of Tauranga's CBD has change dramatically. The University of Waikato's new Tauranga Campus is gradually revealing... Read More

The silence surrounding one of the nation's biggest killers is about to get a whole lot louder, at an upcoming awareness event in Papamoa. Snap Fitness Papamoa... Read More

One hundred and nine white crosses are at the heart of commemorating the centenary of the armistice that ended the First World War in 1918. The ceremonial installation... Read More

Two of the most commonly used synthetic drugs could be reclassified as Class A, bringing them in line with heroin and cocaine. Health Minister David Clark says... Read More

The Government will support the Matamata-Piako District on work to unlock new opportunities in tourism and infrastructure with an up to $1.7 million initial investment... Read More

The Government's Child Poverty Reduction Bill has been reported back to the House with unanimous support from the Social Service and Community Select Committee,... Read More

They've left the garage behind and now they're showing the Bay of Plenty the real speed and reflexes of the nation's best. A unique event which audiences are... Read More

The only chance of survival for a man stabbed in the heart with a 10-centimetre knife would have been if the blade had stayed lodged in his chest, a murder trial... Read More