Young Australian celebrity Bindi Irwin has been holidaying in Rotorua over the past week. Rumours had been circulating about her presence in the city, and were confirmed... Read More

Omokoroa, meaning ‘place of the long lizard' in Maori, now has its own beautifully crafted welcoming sign just off of the State Highway 2 entrance. Omokoroa... Read More

Three bands that'll sucker punch you in the ears and brain in the good way will rock Mount Maunganui's Imbibe Bar this weekend. Wellington trio Mermaidens with... Read More

Melanie Stone shoves the gear box into first gear, puts her foot down, and the engine roars into life. 'Yeah baby, bring it on,” the SunMedia finance manager... Read More

Here's an extra little push for all you secondary school students considering entering this year's Smokefreerockquest. 'You're not losing anything by entering, you... Read More

If you've got a funny bone bigger than everyone else's and your jokes inspire chickens to cross the road en mass then the NZ International Comedy Festival has the... Read More

Tauranga's Phil Rudd is in the news again after being named as one of the 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time. Rolling Stone Magazine have released a list of the world's... Read More

It was a morning at the beach learning from the master, creating images in the sand with a rake, images that are here today and will be gone tomorrow. And for 21... Read More

Sarah Treloar from Whangamata sent us these pictures of the Beach Hop Parade, held Saturday morning. 'Glad the sun has come out,” she says. Town is packed.... Read More

The "Celebration of Mauao" design by Andres Amador was inspired by the meaning of Mauao - "caught by the light" , first to see the dawn. The sun made from triangular... Read More

It's 'D-Day” for Kiwi musician Hollie Smith with the release of her greatly-anticipated new album Water Or Gold today. To celebrate the release of the talented... Read More

This summer has been the busiest so far for Customs, with a record number of travellers crossing the border and a record number of them using SmartGate. 'Passenger... Read More