It's not a total wash out for Bay of Plenty holiday makers with the MetService predicting the sun to make a welcome return Tuesday and Wednesday. But unfortunately... Read More

More than 40 teams from around New Zealand competed in brutal conditions at the second round of the Surf Boat Series held at the Whangamata Surf Boat Spectacular.... Read More

Emergency services are at the scene of a fatal crash on State Highway One near Wairakei. The two car crash about 20km north of Taupo happened about 1pm. There were... Read More

Police are reminding the public of the dangers of taking illicit drugs after seven people have sought hospital treatment in the last 48 hours. A man and a woman... Read More

A nudge and attempted kick was all it took for Matamata trainer Peter McKay to acknowledge Antonio Lombardo a big chance at a rain sodden Tauranga on yesterday. The... Read More

Once Christmas and New Year is out of the way, the fishing can resume, and the Tauranga sport Fishing Club has a series of competitions beginning January 9, with... Read More

Emergency services are dealing with a traffic incident on Turret Rd off ramp, where a car has driven off the road. Police, Fire and ambulance are currently dealing... Read More

A Tauranga Lotto player is more than $12,000 richer after striking Lotto Second Division last night. The winner is one of 23 Lotto players who have started the... Read More

A 30-year-old hoax has hit the Waikato, forcing the regional council to reassure people that Dihydrogen Monoxide, or water, is not harmful. A picture warning people... Read More

A kiwi chick who hatched on Christmas Day in record time needs a name. It usually takes a kiwi chick three to four hours to break out of its shell, but a Rainbow... Read More

A Lotto player from New Plymouth has won the top prize in Lotto's Triple Dip Christmas promotion, taking home $1 million. Powerball and Strike have both rolled... Read More

Update 11.07am: The heavy rain warning has been lifted for the Coromandel Peninsula. A rain warning is still in force for the Bay of Plenty east of Rotorua. Roads... Read More