Police have arrested three people over foreign exchange scams, and warn that fraudsters are continuing to target the Chinese community. Police say they arrested... Read More

'Night owl” volunteers from Community Patrols of New Zealand (CPNZ) keep watch in the shadows as the eyes and ears of police. But Katikati patrollers... Read More

The arrival of an Uber-like ride-sharing bus service in Tauranga has been described as 'wonderful” and 'fantastic” by passengers, including... Read More

Some take off on their big OE for the first time in their twenties, some do it in their sixties. For Frankie, Noeline, Jean and Ruth it's now or never - and... Read More

A farm worker has died in a workplace incident in the Waikato. Police say they were told about the incident on a farm near Morrinsville just before... Read More

Two internationally acclaimed opera singers will be performing at the next concert of the Tauranga Opera Forum Trust on August 4. Chinese baritone Zhou Nan... Read More

There was a whiff of finals footy in the air at Nicholson Field on Saturday after Tauranga Boys' First XV defeated a strong, well-drilled Hastings Boys' side... Read More

Fifteen lucky Lotto players will be in for a treat after each winning $27,216 with Lotto Second Division in Saturday night's live Lotto draw. One lucky player... Read More

Some were laid to rest in unmarked paupers' graves. Some were cremated, their ashes scattered over the hospital rose garden. Others were wrapped in... Read More

Matamata-Piako District Council has been convicted and fined $67,500 in the Hamilton District Court this week. The fine and conviction stems from charges... Read More

With colder temperatures taking hold around the country, drivings are being urged to plan for every eventuality on the roads. Right through the middle of... Read More

State Highway 2 closed following crash in the Bay of Plenty. The highway, at Waiotahi, Ōpōtiki, is closed between Dunlop Road and Woodlands Road following... Read More