The halfway event of the four-round Yamaha New Zealand Motocross Championship marked a bittersweet turning point for the Altherm JCR Yamaha team on the weekend,... Read More

Rotorua could see a freeze on new bottle stores opening and an earlier cut-off time for bars as it addresses high alcohol harm in the community. A council... Read More

An industry body leader says New Zealand is at risk of losing significant amounts of its locally grown veggie supply if government policies are not addressed. John... Read More

Tauranga City Council has pulled the plug on plans for a $28 million waterfront walkway as it projects a 12.5% rates increase this year. Mayor Mahe Drysdale... Read More

Police have seized dozens of patches and laid hundreds of charges against people since a new law was introduced three months ago. The Gangs Act came into... Read More

Police say they will be present 'alongside council staff” at a tapu Rotorua lake tonight as work on a controversial pipeline resumes. It comes as protesters... Read More

ASB is the latest bank to offer a home loan rate below 5 percent - but is 4.99 percent as good as it gets this cycle? The bank said it had reduced a number... Read More

A man fuelled by methamphetamine and gambling addictions joined a group of Kenyan-based scammers to launder more than $40,000 of hard-working Kiwis'... Read More

Settled weather characterised by light winds, clear skies, warm days, and low amounts of rainfall continues over New Zealand this week due to a persistent area... Read More

Small ash emissions and large steam plumes have been observed at Whakaari recently. In a statement on its site, GNS reports that the Volcanic Alert Level... Read More

Thousand's of people are expected to converge on New Plymouth for the bienniel kapa haka national competition Te Matatini. Te Matatini will be held at... Read More

The Wednesday Challenge starts again this week. Three years after starting as a Tauranga pilot, organisers are keen to see the business programme hit the... Read More