A settled start to the school holidays will be short lived with heavy rain forecast for Bay of Plenty later this week. MetService has issued an orange heavy... Read More

Rotorua teenager Joe Millington led the Kiwi elite riders at the demanding two-day UCI MTB Enduro World Cup in Italy. The 19-year-old finished fifth in the... Read More

For 11 years, Annamarie Angus has worked at the coalface of homelessness in Tauranga, supporting men to turn their lives around. She was there when the... Read More

A decade-old, 'unsustainable” after-hours medical care service in the Western Bay of Plenty will be overhauled. It comes as a breakaway GP brand... Read More

Police are investigating two ram raids in Tauranga overnight reportedly involving the same vehicle. A spokeswoman said police received a report of a burglary... Read More

UK comedian, musician and actor Bill Bailey is returning to New Zealand with a new show, including a stop in Rotorua. Following a sold-out tour in 2023,... Read More

Tauranga is the place to be these July school holidays as a jam-packed programme of events and activities for tamariki (children), rangatahi (youth) and whānau... Read More

With winter here, and illnesses circulating, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tamawhariua wants Western Bay of Plenty families to know they offer a free doctor clinic to... Read More

A fisherman who was swept off rocks and pulled 100m out to sea stripped off his clothes and gumboots as he floated in the churning surf desperate to survive. Bas... Read More

The government's secure digital storage capability has been significantly boosted with the opening of the new all-of-government data centre, the Minister Responsible... Read More

Maternal suicide, perinatal deaths and non-family homicides have all been included in a new report to try and get a full picture of violence against women and... Read More

A Waikato sheep and beef farmer is gearing up to achieve his dream of being crowned FMG Young Farmer of the Year. It's 26-year-old Hugh Jackson's second time... Read More