Zespri's first delivery of this season's kiwifruit to Europe has been delayed after mice were found on the ship. During standard clearance processes... Read More

Rotorua's lakefront has been blanketed by rotting lake weed, with one passerby calling the odour "rancid". Recent stormy weather has washed ashore swathes... Read More

Tickets are on sale, at a special Mother's Day price, for this year's BOP Garden and Art Festival which includes new gardens to thrill. One of those newcomers... Read More

A care plan to support the sustainable management of geothermal in Rotorua city has been approved. The Rotorua Geothermal System Management Plan Ngā Wai... Read More

Mercury Bay Boating Club in Whitianga is reaching out for support as it seeks to relocate its clubrooms. Its old facility was left teetering on the water's... Read More

Drainage work costing up to $200,000 will be carried out on Manawahe Road in the Bay of Plenty to help protect the area against flooding. Whakatāne District... Read More

The Government is bringing the earthquake-prone building review forward, with work to start immediately, and extending the deadline for remediations by four... Read More

An infant whale has been found dead on a Bay of Plenty beach. Department of Conservation operations manager for Whakatāne, David Beattie, says staff and... Read More

Update 4.44 pm, a police spokesperson says the person has been located safe and well. Original report: Rescue efforts are underway after a person has... Read More

In the verdant gardens of Tauranga, a dedicated resident with a green thumb has unearthed an astounding botanical treasure - a rare flowering of a red kūmara.... Read More

An uncommon heart-shaped feijoa found in a couple's backyard has attracted a $100 offer after a woman listed it for sale. Anna Wainwright, 25, was collecting... Read More

A man has been found injured after missing nearly 24 hours in the bush at Okere Falls, Rotorua. The man and his friends had been kayaking down the Kaituna... Read More