Rings of ripped up grass and clumps of dirt have been left at Te Aroha cemetery after vandals used the sacred grounds as a playground. Matamata-Piako District... Read More

The Tauranga Moana Waitangi Day Dawn Service at Hopukiore (Mount Drury Reserve) is being cancelled due to poor weather expected over the weekend. "The community... Read More

A family whose dog spent nine months in the pound is calling for the council to reinstate visitation for owners. Impounded dogs whose owners are awaiting a... Read More

A large range of culturally diverse arts projects are the latest to be supported by Tauranga's Creative Communities funding. They showcase a local arts scene full... Read More

Rotorua woman Kara Niles worries for the future of her family home as repeat flooding has made it uninsurable and potentially unlivable. She says not a day goes... Read More

Did you know that there's over 1.2 million pukapuka (books), magazine, eBooks, eAudio books and eMagazines available from your local library? And that's just... Read More

Residents of a rural road in Te Puke are relieved their access will be restored after a bridge was washed out. A bridge over Raparapahoe Stream on No 4 Road washed... Read More

Access to 30 homes on a rural road in Te Puke will be limited for at least another week while council works to install a temporary bridge. A bridge over Raparapahoe... Read More

Rotorua Lakes Council is urging residents to prepare for the incoming severe weather, after a red rain warning was issued earlier this afternoon for the Bay of... Read More

Tauranga City Council is urging residents to "be prepared" for severe weather tonight, after a red rain warning was put in place for the region. MetService issued... Read More

Two Rotorua buildings stand less than a kilometre apart. Both are earthquake-prone, but only one is closed. Jo Romanes, the former leaseholder of the now-closed... Read More

Five houses have been deemed unsafe to live in following a slip in Maungatapu. In the early hours of Sunday morning, a landslide took out multiple houses on Ergret... Read More