A Bay of Plenty rescue helicopter saved 51 lives throughout October. Aerocool Rescue Helicopter attended two medical emergencies, six motor vehicle accidents... Read More

Work track shoes from Bay of Plenty teen running sensation Sam Ruthe topped the list of Trade Me's most-viewed auctions of 2025. Trade Me spokesperson Tiana... Read More

It may be December, but bakers are already thinking about the 2026 Pie Awards and what they're going enter. Now bakers can add to their chances of winning,... Read More

It could not have gone any better for Bay of Plenty's defending champion Mitch Rees and his multi-time former motorcycling champion father Tony Rees. The... Read More

Third-generation Karāpiro farmer Grant Dixon has more than three decades of farming in management roles under his belt. Grant and his wife Sue currently run... Read More

Dozens of firefighters and five helicopters are at Tongariro National Park this morning to tackle a large vegetation blaze. Mild conditions overnight helped... Read More

Spectators at the National Summer Games this week might be seeing double with two sets of Tauranga twins competing at the Special Olympics New Zealand event... Read More

Visitors will soon be able to enjoy a walk to one of Coromandel's most picturesque beaches as construction of the track to Waimata Gemstone Bay this week. The... Read More

Gill Mannington came from Britain to New Zealand in 2012 for a farm working holiday. The sheep and beef farmer certainly wasn't originally planning on living... Read More

Warning: This story includes details of the sexual abuse of a child and may be distressing. A young man who was trusted to be among his young cousins... Read More

Another day, another record. Sam Ruthe is making bettering long-standing benchmarks something of a habit, writing his name into the record books for the... Read More

Cocaine with a street value of nearly $16 million has been seized from a container at the Port of Tauranga. Customs officers discovered 45 kilograms of the... Read More