04:00pm Tue 29 Apr, 2025
Police need to urgently speak with a caller who made a driving complaint before a fatal crash near Mangakino last week. "The female caller was following a... Read More
03:00pm Tue 29 Apr, 2025
A new documentary series, Te Manawataki o Te Papa - Restoring Our City's Beating Heart, is being launched on the anniversary of one of the most significant... Read More
02:00pm Tue 29 Apr, 2025
Police are appealing for help finding missing man Jarrod Kingi. Sergeant Will Hamilton said the 44-year-old was last seen about 11.15pm on April 25, when... Read More
01:00pm Tue 29 Apr, 2025
A Tauranga man has admitted his role in a series of assaults and posting videos of them online. Patrick Paul Moloney, 19, initially pleaded not guilty to... Read More
11:50am Tue 29 Apr, 2025
A new 'community base” is set to open in Pāpāmoa, marking a 'huge step forward” for the Summerhill Charitable Trust. Summerhill is a working... Read More
11:30am Tue 29 Apr, 2025
A Matariki drone show that attracted tens of thousands of people to Rotorua lakefront last year is set to return in 2025. Aronui Arts Festival is preparing... Read More
11:03am Tue 29 Apr, 2025
The lifesaving sound of a rescue helicopter's chopper blades will be used to encourage New Zealanders to give generously this Chopper Appeal Month. Last year,... Read More
10:10am Tue 29 Apr, 2025
State Highway 30 between Whakatāne and Rotorua will return to a 100km/h speed limit by July, finalising a long and frustrating process for users of the... Read More
08:00am Tue 29 Apr, 2025
A growing appetite for one of New Zealand's rarest and most unusual fruits can now be satisfied as growers are busy harvesting a bumper crop of persimmons. Persimmon... Read More
07:02am Tue 29 Apr, 2025
UPDATE: State Highway 2 at Pikowai is now clear following a truck crash. Emergency services were called about 6.30am to SH2 at West, Pikowai after a truck... Read More
06:35am Tue 29 Apr, 2025
A promising young club rugby player is in hospital after being seriously injured in a head clash during an Anzac Day match. The Mount Maunganui Rugby... Read More
06:30am Tue 29 Apr, 2025
A concerted focus on preventative action this summer saw Surf Life Saving New Zealand conduct 577 rescues over the summer patrol season The patrol season... Read More