04:59pm Tue 13 Mar, 2018
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
04:29pm Tue 13 Mar, 2018
Trustpower chief executive Vince Hawksworth has told TECT trustees their consultation process is ‘flawed and lacks credibility' in the final round of verbal... Read More
03:31pm Tue 13 Mar, 2018
New Zealand Police are increasing efforts on reducing the harmful effects of organised crime on communities with the establishment of a taskforce in Tauranga that... Read More
02:54pm Tue 13 Mar, 2018
An Auckland woman has been identified as the person who was killed in a crash near Rotorua. Lynda Anne Bailey died on State Highway 5, near Tapapa, after a car... Read More
02:20pm Tue 13 Mar, 2018
Two people are facing charges following the seizure of 13.5 kilograms of methamphetamine at Auckland International Airport. The drugs, which have a street value... Read More
01:38pm Tue 13 Mar, 2018
A Hamilton shopkeeper's skull was fractured when he was hit on the head with a machete during a robbery this morning. The dairy worker was taken to Waikato Hospital... Read More
01:32pm Tue 13 Mar, 2018
A car more than a century old visited the Bay of Plenty Vintage Car Club on Tuesday morning, as part of a global tour. The 1915 Model T owned by Dirk Regter rolled... Read More
11:37am Tue 13 Mar, 2018
A small tropical cyclone has formed in the Coral Sea, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. "Australian forecasters will be responsible for naming it,... Read More
11:00am Tue 13 Mar, 2018
The man who leapt into the Wairoa River to escape capture by police following a pursuit is facing a whole raft of charges. The 34-year-old man is charged with two... Read More
10:10am Tue 13 Mar, 2018
Methamphetamine is currently more available in New Zealand than cannabis. Preliminary findings from New Zealand's first online Drug Trends Survey has found the... Read More
09:44am Tue 13 Mar, 2018
More than 1000 people in the Papamoa area were left in the dark after a tree branch fell on power lines overnight. Powerco Network Operations Manager Phil Marsh... Read More
09:22am Tue 13 Mar, 2018
A total of 681 homes are without power in the Bay of Plenty and Coromandel area. Power cuts are currently affecting 318 homes in Te Puke, 255 properties in Whakamarama... Read More