Due to the heavy rain forecast this week, the Matahina dam water level has been dropped to its lowest level ever recorded as a precaution. With another deluge expected... Read More

What's the name of the Wimpy Kid's spoiled little brother? Where in Greece did the gods reside? What was the name of Bilbo's home? These are just a sample of the... Read More

Farmers across the North Island with surplus feed are being asked to donate it to aid flooded farmers around Edgecumbe. Hay Man Limited co-owner Jason Hill is behind... Read More

While the slip in Ruamahunga Bay on State Highway 25 of the Thames Coast Rd is still being cleared, there's hope the road will be open by late today. Remnants of... Read More

The Crown is breaching its Treaty of Waitangi obligations by failing to prioritise the reduction of the high rate of Maori reoffending, the Waitangi Tribunal announced... Read More

The government has classified the flooding in the Bay of Plenty caused by ex-Cyclone Debbie as a ‘medium-scale adverse event'. Social Development Minister... Read More

More rain, thunderstorms, big seas and possible high winds are behind the weather warning issued by Metservice this morning. 'We are looking at from about midday... Read More

Tauranga City's Transformation committee is recommending council take up a 'Green Necklace” around the CBD as part of the revised City Centre Spatial Framework. The... Read More

Ideas designed to future proof Rotorua's transport network and to make travel around the city easier and safer will be presented during public information sessions... Read More

New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Inc is urging anyone feeling the stress of Cyclone Debbie's heavy rain and flooding to call the Bay of Plenty Rural Support Trust. 'Over... Read More

Deputy mayor Kelvin Clout's invitation to a bombing session immediately following the official opening of the new waterfront pier this morning didn't have any takers. He... Read More

They come hurtling round the corner in the big red fire truck and suddenly there's hope. 'It's an amazing sense of satisfaction, enormously rewarding,” says... Read More