Hundreds of Western Bay households may be putting out rubbish without paying for it, prompting a council crackdown on fake pay-as-you-throw tags and a warning... Read More

Police leading the search for a missing Bay of Plenty man have established a base at the Pukehina surf club. Ross, aged 71, was reported missing from... Read More

People have one more week to have their say on proposed speed limit changes for several state highways, including through Tauriko Village and the Ōmanawa... Read More

A Bay of Plenty horticultural labour hire company and its former director have been ordered to pay more than $416,000 after the Employment Relations Authority... Read More

Hospitals have created dedicated flu wards and some elective surgery is being cancelled as influenza A hits the health system hard. Health bosses were now... Read More

Road users have been urged to understand what a flashing purple light on the road means to avoid 'scary” situations with wide load vehicles. Amber and... Read More

A university student who has contracted scabies six times says it took four doctors and six months to diagnose his first bout of the highly contagious skin condition. The... Read More

A Mount Maunganui business owner has accused Tauranga City Council of a 'she'll-be-right” mentality before January's landslide tragedy. Six holidaymakers... Read More

A winning Lotto First Division ticket has been sold in Katikati. Three players nationwide shared the big prize, each taking home $333,333 in last night's... Read More

Construction of the new Te Puke Wastewater Treatment Plant has reached a milestone, with the installation of 78 towering precast concrete walls that will... Read More

A burning tree blocking the road sparked some classic Kiwi ingenuity when locals grabbed shovels and water bottles to clear it in 10 minutes. The tree fell... Read More

Tauranga MP Sam Uffindell says a 'huge question mark has to hang over” the future of the council's chief executive in light of the review into the... Read More