A new 'community base” is set to open in Pāpāmoa, marking a 'huge step forward” for the Summerhill Charitable Trust. Summerhill is a working... Read More

A Matariki drone show that attracted tens of thousands of people to Rotorua lakefront last year is set to return in 2025. Aronui Arts Festival is preparing... Read More

The lifesaving sound of a rescue helicopter's chopper blades will be used to encourage New Zealanders to give generously this Chopper Appeal Month. Last year,... Read More

State Highway 30 between Whakatāne and Rotorua will return to a 100km/h speed limit by July, finalising a long and frustrating process for users of the... Read More

A growing appetite for one of New Zealand's rarest and most unusual fruits can now be satisfied as growers are busy harvesting a bumper crop of persimmons. Persimmon... Read More

UPDATE: State Highway 2 at Pikowai is now clear following a truck crash. Emergency services were called about 6.30am to SH2 at West, Pikowai after a truck... Read More

A promising young club rugby player is in hospital after being seriously injured in a head clash during an Anzac Day match. The Mount Maunganui Rugby... Read More

A concerted focus on preventative action this summer saw Surf Life Saving New Zealand conduct 577 rescues over the summer patrol season The patrol season... Read More

Movement controls have been lifted from Mainland Poultry's Hillgrove Farm in Otago, after the successful eradication of H7N6 strain of high pathogenic avian... Read More

A Rotorua factory worker says his life changed forever after two fingers were amputated in a workplace accident. WorkSafe said the man's fingers were... Read More

The main body of a barge that capsized at Tauranga Bridge Marina has been removed, Bay of Plenty Regional Council says. A 30m-long barge capsized on March... Read More

A sister's act of kindness towards her brother after their parents died has morphed into a family spat that even tenancy officials can't resolve. In... Read More