New Zealand Blood Service is saying a heartfelt ‘Thank You' to the country's 120,000 blood and plasma donors for their life-changing gift of aroha. Every... Read More

A man has been charged after police unravelled multiple alleged Facebook Marketplace scams that ripped off victims. Detective Senior Sergeant Craig Bolton... Read More

The patrol work of about 200 volunteers is critical to keeping our fisheries sustainable and protected for future generations. It's National Volunteer Week... Read More

Seven suspects have learned that they can't outrun the Eagle helicopter. Police say the Eagle helicopter spent two nights last week in the Waikato district... Read More

A man busted piloting his boat back from an unsuccessful 120kg cocaine pick-up from a ship in the Port of Tauranga told police he was out on the water at... Read More

Working for Families debt has increased by more than $42 million in nine months, new data shows, and people are being warned it could get worse as unemployment... Read More

Don't be surprised if you see NZ fur seals in some curious places over coming months. DOC is asking public to be on the lookout for juvenile pinnipeds (adventurous... Read More

How many firemen does it take to change a smoke alarm battery? ‘'Five burly ones,'' says Carole Moselen from Katikati. Moselen thought she was getting... Read More

A High Court judge has given an official the power to take 'whatever steps necessary” to dispose of three 'idyllic” Bay of Plenty properties occupied... Read More

BayTrust is granting $135,000 to help Bay of Plenty businesses create positive social and environmental change alongside making a profit. A multi-year grant... Read More

Police are working to locate a woman who has been missing since last night. Pauline, 67, is believed to have driven her 2016 Mazda 3 Hatchback to the Wairere... Read More

On his 58th birthday, Tauranga father Darren Bidois received a 'devastating” diagnosis of Motor Neurone Disease. He likens the fatal condition to being... Read More