'I feel proud,” said Eli, a Year 8 student from Parua Bay School, Whangarei, attending his first-ever Zespri AIMS Games playing Rip Rugby. Eli was among... Read More

A Tauranga man with a 'long-standing interest” in emergency services illegally held on to a light and siren from Hato Hone St John and installed... Read More

The time has come, the 'terrible twos” of puppies… the teething stage. The teething stage is when puppies lose their baby teeth and grow an adult... Read More

Struggling to manage the costs of rising electricity, some consumers may be finding the free 'hour of power' is not the cost-cutting magic bullet they... Read More

More than 21,000 consultations have already been delivered through the Government's new 24/7 digital health service launched in July, Health Minister Simeon... Read More

A Bay of Plenty foodie who started out selling spice pastes and salts at markets and grew a 100,000-strong online following has her sights set on making her... Read More

Dozens of FreshChoice supermarkets across the country will pay the price for breaching alcohol laws. Thirty-eight stores that are part of the chain will each... Read More

Police are looking for Nerehana Tetahi Wall, 35, who has a warrant for his arrest. Wall has connections in the Bay of Plenty, Auckland, Waikato and Wellington... Read More

Outdoor education will 'die a slow death” at his school if a proposed government change goes ahead, one Bay of Plenty teacher predicts. Education Outdoors... Read More

An 'important milestone” has been reached for the Takitimu North Link, a new four-lane highway being built west of Tauranga. NZTA has submitted applications... Read More

More Kiwi women are taking up building trade apprenticeships, and a new campaign aims to ensure work sites are ready for them. It has the backing of a self-employed... Read More

With warmer weather on the way, road users will notice more construction crews hard at work across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty regions as the 2025/2026 construction... Read More