Update: Fire and Emergency NZ are fighting a large blaze on the beach at Walkers Rd, Matata. A Fire and Emergency spokesperson says the fire is 20m by 100m and... Read More

A Rotorua bus driver has been fined $4500 for attempting to smuggle seeds and undeclared cigarettes in to the country. Woo Chan Shim, 58, was sentenced in the... Read More

Two fishermen have pulled in a shark on Papamoa Beach, providing an entertaining site for beachgoers. Papamoa resident Alison Hart says that while she sees sharks... Read More

Love over all, mash it up Love, love, love, love I feel it in my soul Twenty thousand people in Tauranga were feeling that love too, along with thousands more... Read More

Teachers and students will be locked out of Apanui School grounds for up to three weeks following a fire that burned down a block of classrooms. Classes for Apanui... Read More

People who felt distressed and lonely during the country's lockdown last autumn were three times more likely to smoke more, a new study has found. The results... Read More

Study visas for thousands of foreign students are expiring, and many are preparing to leave the country. Official figures show half of the 40,000 international... Read More

Opotiki's KO Kollective Trust has just received a $4,500 boost thanks to the staff at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology, which will enable the trust to reach... Read More

New Zealand has been ranked fourth on a global democracy index, behind three Nordic countries. The Economist Intelligence Unit's 2020 Democracy Index has just... Read More

Children headed along with their families today to check out the array of services on display at the annual rescue services open day. To meet the crew... Read More

Fire crews are on their way to extinguish a grass fire in Papamoa. 'There are three crews heading there,” says Fire and Emergency NZ shift manager Craig... Read More

There has been a vehicle collision near the Tauranga Harbour Bridge. Police were called about 1.45pm to Te Awanui Drive following a two-vehicle crash. There... Read More