Marlborough has secured the award for the sunniest region in New Zealand for 2024. It comes after NIWA released its annual climate summary for the year, which... Read More

Monarch butterflies are in decline in New Zealand and Australia, and they need our help to track where they gather, said an Australian biological science professor... Read More

A New Zealand U19 squad boasting 11 domestically contracted players has been named for the ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup in Malaysia later this month. The... Read More

Ōpōtiki District Council dog control staff have confirmed that four dogs that bailed up a woman outside a Ford Street property on December 27 were from the... Read More

New Zealand's Shark Man is ready for an exciting summer season and hopeful La Nina will bring more sharks back to the Bay of Plenty. Riley Elliott, affectionately... Read More

New Zealand's first and only convicted saboteur has been released from prison but will remain subject to electronic monitoring for the next six months. Graham... Read More

A Tauranga restaurant is preparing to host its annual free community lunch again. Castle 91 has held annual free community lunches since the pandemic. On... Read More

The 2024/2025 cruise ship season is in full swing, and Tauranga is reaping the rewards, says Tourism BOP. As of January 7, almost 40 cruise ships have entered... Read More

Update 1.21pm: One person has died following a water incident at Pilot Bay Beach this morning, Police have confirmed. A person was pulled from the water... Read More

Eastbound lanes of the Tauranga Eastern Link will be closed for a day next week. The lanes between Pāpāmoa and Paengaroa (towards Whakatāne / Rotorua)... Read More

Last year was New Zealand's 10th warmest year on record, a drop from 2023, which was the second warmest year on record. The National Institute of... Read More

Relatives of missing Tauranga man Jarrad Ormsby, who has not contacted immediate family in three weeks, say they just want to know he is alive and okay. Sister... Read More