10:45am Fri 17 May, 2024
A cold change is about to reach the lower half of the South Island bringing snow to the hills and ranges and a cold Saturday for many. But Friday should be... Read More
10:10am Fri 17 May, 2024
Tauranga 12-year-old Harry Strang is setting sail for international waters, having earned a coveted spot on the NZ sailing team destined for the 2024 Optimist Asian... Read More
09:10am Fri 17 May, 2024
Bringing back the $5 co-payment for prescription medicines could see a jump in hospital admissions, a new study by New Zealand researchers says. The Victoria... Read More
08:30am Fri 17 May, 2024
Waikato Police have this week executed a search warrant, taking into custody an alleged long-time mail thief. A 28-year-old man is facing charges in relation... Read More
07:59am Fri 17 May, 2024
The Board of Tauranga Boys' College has apologised and refunded a former student more than $1000 after an Ombudsman decision found it was 'unreasonable”... Read More
07:30am Fri 17 May, 2024
Bowel cancer is the second highest cause of cancer death in New Zealand, with more than 1200 people dying each year, as many as breast and prostate cancer combined,... Read More
07:00am Fri 17 May, 2024
Tauranga's former mayor Tenby Powell might run in this year's election but he's waiting to see who he could be working alongside. On July 20, the city... Read More
06:45am Fri 17 May, 2024
The number of whānau turning to financial mentors for help is up 40 per cent in a year as they grapple with growing debt, a new report shows. The second... Read More
06:30am Fri 17 May, 2024
A weekend duck hunt near Te Puke netted just two birds for Auckland's Sally Wenley - but she isn't bothered in the slightest. Sally was one of the first to... Read More
08:00pm Thu 16 May, 2024
Showers clear and strong westerly winds ease off over the upper North Island today as the low spirals away. Meanwhile, a cold southerly change spreads showers... Read More
07:00pm Thu 16 May, 2024
Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell has started the Tuia leadership programme with her newest Tuia representative, Maringi James. Tuia is a national leadership programme... Read More
06:00pm Thu 16 May, 2024
Emergency mahi is underway in New Zealand for endemic skink on the brink. Following an urgent translocation, five ‘Nationally Critical' awakōpaka skinks... Read More