What happens on land doesn't stay on land - and a new initiative in the Bay of Plenty aims to show why. A research project aiming to map the pathways linking... Read More

New Zealanders under 50 are being diagnosed with bowel cancer too late and too often, according to a new nationwide report from Bowel Cancer New Zealand. The... Read More

Fire and Emergency crews were called to 26 weather-related incidents in the Bay of Plenty overnight and power was out to thousands of properties. Evidence... Read More

By Pokere Paewai of RNZ Tauranga iwi Ngāi Te Rangi says the fight for te reo Māori is not over yet and that it's going to continue promoting te reo regardless... Read More

Night works to resurface Pyes Pā Road and Cheyne Rd between the SH29A roundabout and Braithwaite Lane will begin on Sunday. The work is part of Tauranga... Read More

The third man charged with the murder of 29-year-old Te Puke father Tristan Oakes has appeared in court. Te Waiari Kapereira Mana Watson, 24, appeared in... Read More

A woman who died in a crash that injured 31 people in Rotorua has been described as caring, big-hearted and fiercely independent. Teleia Thompson, 23, from... Read More

By RNZ The outspoken founder of a mental health charity is stepping down from chief executive duties and looking for a successor. Mike King launched the... Read More

By Sam Sherwood of RNZ Inside a scathing 135-page report into how police responded to accusations of sexual offending by former Deputy Commissioner Jevon... Read More

Black Friday is shaping up to be another massive retail moment, with Kiwi shoppers expected to spend hundreds of millions despite more than half expressing concern... Read More

The Aerocool Rescue Helicopter crew is calling for public support to help fund new night vision goggles, with nearly a quarter of its life-saving missions taking... Read More

Warning: This story deals with allegations of the sexual assault of a child and may be distressing. A teenage boy has denied sexually violating his friend's... Read More