Drought conditions are now forming across parts of NZ but some wet weather this week and next will be helpful - in both main islands. There has been a rapid dry... Read More

The inaugural Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission is marking its first day as an independent Crown entity. 'This is a very significant day for the commission,”... Read More

A tenants' advocacy group says renters are increasingly having their tenancies prematurely ended, as landlords make moves before new rules set in. It comes... Read More

The Bay's community orchestra has added an extra-special summer concert to its 2021 programme, to cater for all those music lovers who missed hearing live classical... Read More

Police have charged a second person in relation to a boat rage incident at Tairua Wharf. A 52-year-old woman has been charged with common assault and is due to... Read More

For those who would like to have a go at orienteering, there are social orienteering events planned across both Tauranga and Rotorua cities over the next few weeks. The... Read More

For the first time since leaving Waihi College in 2018, Ryan Trubshaw is feeling hopeful about his future. 'I really wanted to be a mechanic but I wasn't sure... Read More

Police are continuing to make enquiries into a serious crash in Pongakawa that left one person with critical injuries. Emergency services responded to the... Read More

The trial of two men accused of murdering a Waikato publican more than 30 years ago is underway in the High Court in Auckland. Chris Bush, 43, was drinking with... Read More

A man involved in a boat rage incident in Tairua is due to appear in court. Police arrested a 58-year-old man has this morning following an incident at Tairua... Read More

There are two new cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation to report in New Zealand today. One previously reported case has now recovered. The total number of... Read More

After six years and more than 240 episodes as Police Ten 7 presenter, Tauranga's Detective Sergeant Rob Lemoto is as passionate as ever about the programme's value... Read More