In today's forecast we are expecting a few showers turning to rain in the late morning, with a chance of thunderstorms, clearing to fine in the afternoon as... Read More

People are being asked to avoid an area in Tokoroa after lightning struck a tree and a gas main. Emergency services are at the scene of the strike and subsequent... Read More

Tributes are flowing on social media following the news of Aretha Franklin's death. Known as the Queen of Soul, Aretha died of pancreatic cancer at the age of... Read More

One of the 'hairiest” members of the Pongakawa School teaching staff will be saying goodbye to his locks. Joseph Thomas is sacrificing his hair and beard... Read More

Motorists are being warned to expect slight delays around Tauranga and Mount Maunganui. Ongoing works around the city means contractors are having to shut down... Read More

House price expectations are proving slow to recover in the latest ASB Housing Confidence Survey. While price expectations may have rebounded back to pre-election... Read More

Media have been banned from the grounds of Tūrangawaewae Marae at Ngaruawahia for the anniversary celebration of Māori King's koroneihana or coronation this... Read More

A commercial ban on whitebait would force trade into a black market, a fishing group says. But other recreational whitebaiters believe it is the greed from money... Read More

Tauriko School is gearing up to celebrate 100 years of learning in the Tauriko/Lakes community. 100 years ago in 1918, Tauriko School opened with just 15 students.... Read More

They say it takes an army to move a mountain. That's why Tauranga residents are being invited to come on board as volunteers in the annual Daffodil Day appeal. Each... Read More

A Tauranga couple who didn't want their son to get lost in the education system, made the choice to switch from NCEA to a Cambridge curriculum. Jo and Mark Mayston... Read More

The cause behind a Te Puke house fire which ravaged a Queen St property is yet to be determined. Northern Fire Communications shift manager Karen Larking says... Read More