The man accused of jumping into the Wairoa River after a dramatic police chase in the Western Bay of Plenty has opted to stay behind bars until his next court appearance. Bonn... Read More

Tauranga City Council has been making provisions for city glass recycling in response to Tauranga's private kerbside collection providers ceasing to accept glass... Read More

Today we are expecting a fine day apart from morning cloud, with southwesterlies. It's a one-clothing-layer day today with a high of 24 and an overnight low of... Read More

A police interview with a man later convicted of killing roadworker, George Taiaroa, in 2013 seriously breached his rights, but the Crown says that does not warrant... Read More

UPDATED 7.48AM: A fire in Gate Pa this morning is under investigation, although it's not believed to be suspicious. Fire crews were called to the single storey... Read More

City councillors have been told their underlying attitude to putting people on buses is revealed by the proposal to place a bus transfer station at the south end... Read More

A Rotorua man has been identified as the person killed in a crash north of Rotorua. Hori Kaiwai died following a crash on State Highway 5, near Maraeroa Road, at... Read More

A woman has been left shaken after being carjacked. Tokoroa Police are appealing for information after the woman's car was taken at gunpoint this afternoon. Police... Read More

A Taupō house fire that claimed the lives of three people including an infant was started by the infant's father, according to a coroner's report. On Tuesday... Read More

One person is dead following a crash in Morrinsville. A 75-year-old man has died after crashing his vehicle into a fence on Studholme Street, reports Stuff. "Emergency... Read More

A prominent and substantial city block of land in Tauranga's central business district has been placed on the market for sale - with the property cited as being... Read More

Meet Victor and Joan Smiley. They are married but definitely not smiling. In fact they hate the sight of each other, particularly on Sundays. Both are prickly,... Read More