As vehicle dashboards rely more heavily on touchscreens, concerns are growing about driver distraction. The body that oversees the safety of vehicles in Australia... Read More

MetService has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of the Bay of Plenty and Waikato, including Western Bay of Plenty, Rotorua, South Waikato and Matamata-Piako. The... Read More

Volunteers are the backbone of Waipuna Hospice, providing essential support for specialist palliative care and helping keep services running for patients and... Read More

A Bay of Plenty Lotto player is one of 10 people who will be celebrating a $24,000 win. Ten players from around New Zealand each won $24,402 in Lotto's second... Read More

Police are calling for people to stay safe on the roads after two separate crashes near Rotorua have left three people dead and several others injured over the... Read More

A Tauranga pensioner is worried about identity theft after receiving confirmation her account was affected by the ManageMyHealth cyber breach. Kaye McKenzie-Muirson,... Read More

Employers and jobseekers will swap CVs for conversations at a new Tauranga Business Chamber event aimed at tackling recruitment challenges in key industries. The... Read More

Five buildings in Whakatāne's town centre are expected to be demolished to make way for a riverfront revitalisation project. Whakatāne District Council... Read More

The Bay of Plenty, including Tauranga and Rotorua, is in for 25 hours of wet weather, including thunderstorms and a threat of flooding. A heavy rain warning... Read More

Two people have died following a serious crash at Tikitere, near Rotorua, this morning. Emergency services were called to the two-vehicle crash on State... Read More

It is less than two weeks now until the 'greatest show on turf” - the biggest dirt bike race in the Southern Hemisphere - the annual New Zealand Motocross... Read More

An estimated 160,000 recreational boaties launch into the waters in and around Waikato each year. With numbers particularly high over summer time, the Waikato... Read More