A Rotorua retirement village - complete with bar, cafe and theatre - has been green lit under the Covid-19 Recovery Fast Track Consenting act. Summerset... Read More

Katikati Herb Society is helping to promote the healing and health powers of herbs during their national awareness month. Herb Awareness Month in New Zealand... Read More

The much-anticipated Rotorua Lakeside Concert is set to return on Saturday, March 22, bringing together an electrifying line-up of New Zealand's finest musical... Read More

Fifteen-year-old Tauranga runner Sam Ruthe is lining up a world record attempt this week. Ruthe is hoping to break the four-minute mile barrier, aiming... Read More

The Katikati Festival of Cultures returns on April 5, to celebrate the diverse cultures that call Katikati and the wider Western Bay of Plenty home. The festival,... Read More

A Pāpāmoa automotive business owner is refusing to pay a $200 fine issued when he moved a client's unlicensed car on to the street. Autoworld Pāpāmoa... Read More

Bay of Plenty-based Honda rider Mitch Rees was in scintillating form again, winning almost everything that came his way in this season's New Zealand Superbike... Read More

Police are asking people to pay extra attention to driveway safety after several incidents recently involving children being harmed. Driveways can be extremely... Read More

Five people were rescued from the water after two boats sank in Lake Rotoiti near Rotorua. A broken-down boat carrying three people began taking on water... Read More

A new road is being built off State Highway 29, where a former Caltex Service Station once stood. Caltex Tauriko closed its doors in May 2024 after more than... Read More

A man has been arrested and charged with murder in relation to the death of a man and wounding of a second victim in Hamilton on Saturday. Police continue... Read More

New Zealand sits first on the event leaderboard with 31 points, winning two of four fleet races on the opening day of the Rolex Los Angeles Sail Grand Prix.... Read More