A second group of 21 New Zealand firefighters, including some from the Bay of Plenty, are leaving today for Alberta, Canada, to help fight wildfires burning... Read More

An enraged man told police he planted a bomb in a car while brandishing what appeared to be a detonator - putting a Rotorua suburb into lockdown. Police... Read More

Black Stick and Olympian Gemma McCaw is coming home for a night of glitz and glamour to support the Wish4Fish Charity. People interested in celebrating the... Read More

People wanting to know more about the work taking pace in Ōmokoroa are being invited to a Western Bay of Plenty District Council community information session. The... Read More

Mercury Bay Boating Club's mission to relocate its clubrooms is a step closer to completion. The Department of Conservation confirmed a panel hearing of submissions... Read More

Research by Consumer NZ from July 2024 has found 60 per cent of non-property owners feel buying a house is not within their reach. This comes as a report... Read More

A full rundown of all the New Zealand athletes competing at the Paris Olympics. For the latest results click here. Olympics 2024 schedule DAY 4 Tuesday... Read More

Tauranga toddler Sadie-Leigh Gardner spent her final days grizzly and irritable with a worsening cold. She had a quiet Wednesday morning at her grandmother's... Read More

A large area of low pressure brings severe weather to Aotearoa New Zealand this week. MetService is forecasting rain, snow, and strong winds and a raft of... Read More

Te Puke Sports have secured their fourth Baywide premier title in the last thirteen seasons, after defeating Greerton Marist in the AR Plus Club Rugby Final,... Read More

Californian ska-punk rockers Sublime with Rome are heading to New Zealand this summer for their last ever world tour. The band, who were forced to postpone... Read More

Farm confidence has fallen since the start of the year, with debt, interest rates and banks causing the greatest concern to Kiwi farmers. Federated Farmers'... Read More