'What is that?” That was the question former leading mechanical engineer John Batten had in 1956 when asked to serve aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia. Built... Read More

This week is National Volunteer Week. It's a week to honour the collective energies and efforts of volunteers across New Zealand and a time to recognise and... Read More

A remote blueberry grower on Matakana Island off Tauranga's coast says a visit from one of the industry's biggest players was a 'game-changer” for its... Read More

Drivers heading over the Kaimai Range, State Highway 29 between Karapiro and Tauranga this Matariki weekend are being offered free AMI Roadside Rescue between... Read More

He's Māori and he's 9. He will certainly be there. 'It's really good because it's bringing heaps of people together.” She's 7 and she's Pākehā. She... Read More

Two Bay of Plenty Lotto players are celebrating after each winning $12,044. The two players are part of a group of 31 who won Lotto's second division in Wednesday... Read More

Five Mount Maunganui surfers have been named as part of the national team selected to represent Aotearoa at the 2025 International Surfing Association (ISA)... Read More

After a week of crisp, cold days, MetService is forecasting a shift in the weather as rain moves over the country on Thursday, and showers lingering into Friday... Read More

A fatal house fire in Waihī has sparked urgent calls for Kiwis to take fire safety seriously this winter - especially when it comes to protecting older whānau. A... Read More

The government has launched a "targeted plan" to prevent suicide, outlining a five-year whole-of-government approach. Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey... Read More

The Government is boosting tourism and trade by making it simpler, faster and cheaper for Chinese nationals to transit via New Zealand. From November, Chinese... Read More

'We are coming for you.” That's the message from police to gangsters peddling drugs after arresting 20 members and associates of the Greazy Dogs... Read More