Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService is forecasting cloudy periods, with... Read More

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

The NZSIS spy agency has kept the National Terrorism Threat Level at low, meaning a terrorist attack remains a realistic possibility but they don't know... Read More

A young migrant worker says she felt like a 'prisoner” and regretted coming to New Zealand after being seriously exploited by her South Island employer... Read More

Crews are cracking on with work on State Highway 2 between Waihī and Tauranga, making the most of dry spells of weather and kicking off the new year with a... Read More

Chess players from all over New Zealand will be gathering for a rapid chess tournament here in the bay. Have you got what it takes to beat Mount Maunganui... Read More

Shoppers paid less at the checkout for cheese, butter and ice cream at Foodstuffs stores in December, and many veggies were down over 30 per cent. But there's... Read More

Tauranga City Council staff are frustrated after being paid incorrectly for working recent public holidays. A council employee, who spoke on the condition... Read More

Police investigating the death of a man in Hamilton have charged a 24-year-old woman with murder and are appealing for anyone with information to come forward. On... Read More

Police can now name the motorcyclist who died following a crash in the Bay of Plenty. He was 28-year-old local man Avia Faataape. The motorbike he was... Read More

It's the day Classic flyers struts its stuff, gets the gear out, runs the engines, shows off to the public. It's 'Aero Day” at the working aviation... Read More

Rotorua's council has permanently removed its after-hours dog drop-off box from the Rotorua Pound for health and safety reasons. It says it has joined others... Read More