St Joseph's Church has watched over Te Puna for more than 125 years, its white timber walls and distinctive bell tower standing as a landmark overlooking the... Read More

Delays are expected on State Highway 2 north of Tauranga after a truck rolled off the road near Katikati. Emergency services responded to the incident, which... Read More

Jorja Miller has recommitted to the Black Ferns Sevens and New Zealand Rugby through to the end of 2029. Miller, who is based in Mount Maunganui during the... Read More

Watching cricket from my couch last week reinforced my opinion that the Twenty20 game has pushed one-day internationals off the radar for all but diehard cricket... Read More

By Phil Pennington of RNZ Whakatāne has waited years for a medical MRI scanner, but it has somehow ended up in Masterton. Residents from the eastern end... Read More

A young Mount Maunganui surfer is riding his dream wave after being selected to represent New Zealand on one of junior surfing's biggest world stages. Fifteen-year-old... Read More

A winning Lotto ticket has been sold in Tauranga. Sixteen players nationwide each won $27,740 with Lotto Second Division in last night's live draw. The winning... Read More

Conservationists are flocking to Rotorua this week for a biennial gathering on protecting kōkako. The Department of Conservation (DoC) is hosting the Kōkako... Read More

When Zivana Hori was told she had an aggressive form of breast cancer while 20 weeks pregnant, she was faced with an unimaginable decision. Doctors advised... Read More

Ōhope Beach's best loved walking track risks being shut down permanently as a vote on whether or not to repair it looms. The track between West End and... Read More

Bay of Plenty conservation groups and a poultry supplier are tightening biosecurity measures to safeguard animals after New Zealand's first confirmed detections... Read More

Premium food still has a place in shoppers' baskets, according to some Bay of Plenty businesses, but tighter budgets are changing the way they operate. Speciality... Read More