Emergency services are responding to a house fire near Okere Falls. "Four trucks were necessary to extinguish the fire at Okere Falls, Rotorua," says FENZ... Read More

Update, 1145am: An earlier serious crash on SH2 between Otamarakau Valley Rd and Old Coach Rd in the Otamarakau area has now been cleared. SH2 is open in both... Read More

Kenrick Smith's giant mandala artworks etched onto Bay of Plenty beaches are drawing the attention of national media and international stars such as Ed Sheeran,... Read More

Waipuna Hospice has announced the relocation of its Mount store happening this weekend. Over the years the charity shop has become the community favourite... Read More

With the promise of long sunny days spent at the beach just around the corner, Waikato Regional Council has kicked off its summer coastal monitoring programme. The... Read More

When Captain Fraser King joined the New Zealand Army Reserve Force in 2005 he didn't expect his Army training, which has included planning to quell a theoretical... Read More

State Highway 2 is closed between Otamarakau Valley Rd and Old Coach Rd due to a serious crash at Otamarakau. Emergency services including the Pukehina Volunteer... Read More

The New Zealand Bowhunters Society has removed more than four tonnes of pest fish koi from the lower Waikato River catchment over the weekend. The 33rd World... Read More

Frustration and concern mounts in Pāpāmoa as the aftermath of a recent beach fire has left a trail of hazardous debris in its wake. Local residents, determined... Read More

The tourism industry has launched its strategy to address underfunding, grow its workforce and become net carbon zero. The plan outlines its ambitions about... Read More

Air New Zealand services could be disrupted for the next two years, as 17 of its aircraft are checked for possible microscopic cracks in the engines' fans. In... Read More

Lesley was 57 when she discovered a lump in her right breast while showering. A mammogram, ultrasound and needle biopsy all indicated it was probably benign... Read More