Results from the 2016 ASH year 10 survey released this week show that only 2.2 per cent of year 10 students smoke daily. They are the lowest smoking rates recorded... Read More

Tauranga Moana iwi are mourning the death of well-known Tauranga kaumatua Morehu Ngatoko Rahipere, aged 90 years. Morehu spent decades working for his people during... Read More

Welcome today to the passengers from the Sea Princess. In today's weather forecast we are expecting periods of rain, becoming more persistent in the evening. Also... Read More

A man who was sexually abused by a Catholic brother when he was six says a 33-year-jail sentence for the paedophile is not long enough. The convicted sex offender... Read More

New Zealand's total fertility rate reached its lowest recorded level in 2017 - down to 1.81 births per woman. According to information released by Stats NZ yesterday,... Read More

A Tauranga-based company is the latest to provide aid to badly affected farming communities in Tonga, following the devastating impact of Cyclone Gita. Heilala... Read More

Tauranga's Deputy Mayor Kelvin Clout is pushing for a referendum to be added to the upcoming council by-election as a way of encouraging broader community feedback... Read More

After seven months of crocheting together more than 400 plastic bags, you could forgive 13-year-old Hunter Ririnui for never wanting to see another plastic bag... Read More

A murder investigation has been launched in Opotiki after a woman was found dead in Wharf Street, Opotiki today. Around 1:15pm Opotiki Police responding to a reported... Read More

Coming out at 50 is no less terrifying than coming out as a teenager, says a Tauranga woman offering help and advice to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender... Read More

‘Where the people lead, the leaders will follow' that's the motto behind Tuesday's 'Greenprint for Whakatane” get-together. The workshop is a chance... Read More

A chance to bulk buy electric bikes has seen more than 50 Tauranga City Council staff take up the offer to pay for their own brand new electric bike. "At the beginning... Read More