The Tauranga City Council's chief executive has defended the $91.9 million, 15-year cost to lease its new building, saying this enables the council to adapt... Read More

A heavy rain warning will be in place in the Bay of Plenty from 3pm Friday to 3am Saturday. This morning, pockets of heavy rain have been observed across... Read More

This year, Fieldays has a new strategy that organisers say embraces the spirit of the event - the mullet. A hairstyle regularly seen during the annual... Read More

Police acknowledge the sentence handed down to Wookeun Kim in the Auckland District Court yesterday. Kim was the driver of a vehicle involved in a fatal crash... Read More

Tauranga's Māori ward councillor Hemi Rolleston plans to prove to the community that having a Māori ward is a 'good thing”. Rolleston was sworn into... Read More

The gap between people and sheep in New Zealand is rapidly closing. There's now about 4.5 sheep to every person in New Zealand compared to a peak of 22... Read More

People are being told to stop charging their e-devices once they are full as the number of fires caused by batteries rises. Data from insurer AMI said there... Read More

A 'little gem” for older people is nestled in Rotorua's CBD, where residents older than 55 can make friends, do activities, and gain 'a sense... Read More

New Zealand's travel bonanza event is being held in Rotorua this week, but the thousands of business meetings being held can't hide the fact that our airline... Read More

Former RSA Mount president and veteran pilot Derek Williams recalls when he first fell in love with flying. 'It was all about the feel,” the 87-year-old... Read More

Periods of heavy rain and possible thunderstorms are being forecast for the Bay of Plenty and Coromandel Peninsula. Severe gales are also expected for parts... Read More

Singer-songwriter and viral video sensation Sophie-Maude, 21, and Nic Martin, 29, drummer for New Zealand heavy metal band Devilskin, might seem like an... Read More