A Welcome Bay resident has a new lease on life thanks to recent road safety improvements in the heart of the Tauranga South suburb. Mike Claridge, who uses... Read More

Debating is not what it used to be, says Chris Lee, president of the Sunrise Lions. On September 2, Lee hosted the 27th annual debating competition for the... Read More

New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT) has awarded $21,060 to Ngongotahā AFC Rotorua, to equip their free CR1 (Children's First) football programme with new goals. Running... Read More

Tokoroa Police have arrested a gang member and seized methamphetamine, firearms and cash following search warrants in Tokoroa and Putaruru this week. The... Read More

The legendary cherry blossoms are out in Greerton! Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService... Read More

Eighteen walkers from the Mount Maunganui Runners and Walkers Club will take part in the Round Rarotonga Road Race. 'The race itself is like 32k, but there... Read More

The New Zealand Space Agency is calling for applications from post-graduate students interested in working on NASA projects in the US next year. Deputy Head... Read More

Warning: Graphic images 'It felt like I was being ripped to shreds … I felt their intention and their instinct was to kill me.” A woman mauled... Read More

In the year to July, Oranga Tamariki had registered almost 200 open cases of sexual assault against children in the Bay of Plenty. Organisations like sexual... Read More

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori - Māori Language Week - has been running from September 14 to 21. This year's theme, 'Ake Ake Ake - A Forever Language”, celebrates... Read More

Whakatāne nursing student Jessica Matenga-Barnes wants to make it easier for rural people to get healthcare. Born and bred in Reporoa, the 36-year-old knows... Read More

Before she took it along to Repair Cafe Tauranga, Shona Purves' family heirloom had been sitting broken in a cupboard for years. 'It's just a circle of toy... Read More