Forty seconds of kayak racing tomorrow morning could have lingering ramifications for the rest of the year, as the New Zealand canoe sprint championships get underway... Read More

Four armed offenders stormed into a Huntly store and stole cigarettes and the shop's till. Detective Mike Kaukau says police are investigating the aggravated robbery... Read More

Roads are now free flowing after a logging truck rolled on the western roundabout in Bethlehem, causing traffic chaos earlier today. Police says a number of logs... Read More

An invasive pest, the Asian paddle crab (Charybdis Japonica) has been discovered in Tauranga Harbour. Regarded as an invasive pest that is bigger and more aggressive... Read More

Hamilton's Kayne Lamont, Takaka's Hamish Harwood, Mangakino's Maximus Purvis and Opunake's Taylar Rampton each set benchmarks when they dominated their respective... Read More

Bay of Plenty Rugby referee Jamie Bell and Referee Manager Pat Rae, along with Michael Winter (Waikato), Tipene Cottrell (Hawkes Bay) and Nick Hogan (Wellington)... Read More

Police are apologising after a operation in the Coromandel, allegedly targeting cannabis, went slightly awry when blue liquid was left staining sand at a popular... Read More

Bay of Plenty residents are being reminded about the potentially misleading nature of information available on social media, after a rumour triggered widespread... Read More

The leftovers of an ex-tropical cyclone are coming towards New Zealand - but not how you might think. The remnants of what was Cyclone Kelvin, which made landfall... Read More

A logging truck has rolled on the western roundabout at Bethlehem at Te Paeroa Road. A media statement released by police says emergency services are on SH2, Bethlehem,... Read More

The Pekatahi Bridge on State Highway 2 in Eastern Bay of Plenty is to close for around five days as part of the re-decking project. The permanent seal on the bridge... Read More

Vehicles parking in the central shopping in downtown Tauranga from March 18 will have a three hour time limit in any one place. The decision, which goes against... Read More