As recent Canstar Blue research reveals that only half of New Zealanders consider the energy rating on their new washing machine or clothes dryer, we look at how... Read More

Parents and caregivers have until the end of next week, August 31 2018, to have their say about the timebands, parental locks and classifications labels that help... Read More

Good Morning Sunners and welcome back to another lovely Sunday. It is a fine sunny day today with a few light winds. Your high of today is 15 degrees and an... Read More

Tauranga City Council is inviting members of public to tell it, how they would like to see the city's reserves managed. The organisation is seeking public feedback... Read More

A Whakatāne District Council and Tāneatua community pilot project will see 21 new fruit trees planted in Tāneatua this week. The trees will be planted in... Read More

Entries for the Yates New Zealand's Budding Young Gardener competition for 2018 are open. A national search is on for young kiwi gardeners, aged 5 - 15 years... Read More

The Environmental Protection Authority has given the green-light to the use of a predator to fight any invasion by the brown marmorated stink bug. The bug poses... Read More

More than 9000 wildlife products were seized at the New Zealand border last year - a 300 percent increase since 2011. The figures released by the Department of... Read More

There is no tsunami threat to New Zealand following an earthquake near Vanuatu. A 6.7 magnitude quake hit south-east of Vanuatu just after 10.30am. #Earthquake... Read More

The completion of the new section of the College Road stopbank in Edgecumbe marks a major milestone in the Bay of Plenty Regional Council's April 2017 Flood Repair... Read More

The Falls Retreat has been announced as a finalist in the Keep New Zealand Beautiful Awards. Located between Waihi and Paeroa along the Hauraki Rail Trail cycleway,... Read More

The Fertich family were tucking into home made hamburgers at their dining table when the sky suddenly went black. Steve Fertich remembers thinking something was... Read More