Cale Borell, a rangatahi from Te Puna, is more determined than ever to achieve great things having begun a mentoring and leadership programme with Western Bay... Read More

MetService says this weekend is set to be a good one for those heading outdoors as a ridge of high pressure spreads across the country. The front currently moving... Read More

A Whakatane sailor has become the first woman to top the New Zealand Defence Force's 35-day survival course. The course, called the Aumangea programme and run... Read More

New treatment and cleaning rules for imported vehicles and machinery will make it harder for brown marmorated stink bug to make landfall in New Zealand, says the... Read More

One man is in custody following a pursuit which led police on a chase throughout Welcome Bay and along the Tauranga Eastern Link. A police media spokesperson... Read More

A Bay of Plenty based preschool company has been ranked as being the top in its field, following an assessment by the Education Review Office. Inspired Kindergartens... Read More

He's donned a black cap for New Zealand and picked up bucket-loads of national titles - now Andrew Newton is set for the next phase of his storied surf lifesaving... Read More

Does your son or daughter think they know what they want to do when they leave school but not sure how to get into it? Maybe they're considering a couple of... Read More

A temporary culvert is being installed in a Western Bay of Plenty road after a large hole formed. A Bell Road resident sent in photos of the hole, which shows... Read More

Another mid-winters day and another day with above normal temperatures in most parts of New Zealand, says WeatherWatch.co.nz The new westerly flow, which arrived... Read More

Two people have suffered burns after a house fire in Waihi. Firefighters were called to a house fire on Tauranga Road just after 12am. Northern fire communications... Read More

In today's forecast, we are expecting increasing fine spells and fresh westerlies dying out overnight. It's a three-clothing layer day today with a high... Read More