Update, 8.54pm: One person is being transported to Tauranga hospital as a precaution following a light aircraft crash at Tauranga Airport tonight. 'Emergency... Read More

Hundreds of hours of practice all came down to an exceptional 30 minutes on stage for the team representing Tauranga Moana at the world's biggest kapa... Read More

If you're a two-adult, two-car household with two children, you need to be earning at least $78,500 to be able to afford the cheapest median-priced house... Read More

The Whakaari/White Island tragedy has led scientists to develop an eruption predictor tool using AI, which they hope will prevent another fatal volcanic disaster. Twenty-two... Read More

Honey producer Comvita's bitter financial losses have been sweetened by maintaining market share across a number of Asian markets, in the face of 'seismic”... Read More

Farmers around the North Island are being warned to prepare for drought conditions as the late summer dry period continues. In Taranaki, it's being described... Read More

Protesters at Rotorua's tapu Lake Rotokākahi say they are tired and angry after facing off with police, but feel they 'made history” and have no plans... Read More

Cyclists between Whakatāne and Piripai will have to wait, possibly for years, for a new shared use path along Keepa Road. Whakatāne District Council has... Read More

Police are investigating a death in the Bay of Plenty today. A spokesman said police responded to a death at Onslow St in Kawerau about 8.45am. 'The death... Read More

A Rotorua Girls' High School student is going on a 'once in a lifetime opportunity” to the subantarctic islands on an expedition voyage. Zoe Parker,... Read More

The family of 36-year-old Vincent Cornell, who died saving his brother in a jetski incident in January, have released a statement of gratitude for the support... Read More

Retailers and members of the public will soon have more ability to detain shoplifters and thieves under beefed-up citizen's arrest powers, the Herald understands. The... Read More