The onset of weather systems packing heavy rain has prompted the Department of Conservation to close tracks to Coromandel's Mautohe Cathedral Cove and urge visitors... Read More

A multi-agency clean-up to clear Lake Rotorua and the waterfront boardwalk of lake weed is expected to last beyond next week. Wind gusts reached about 80km/h... Read More

Two people have been attacked by a group of loose dogs in Pāpāmoa. Police received reports about 3pm of loose dogs in the Pāpāmoa Beach area. They... Read More

Three people had to be winched to safety at Whiritoa Beach this morning after getting caught out by the tide. Two people were visiting the blowhole at the... Read More

By Victor Waters of RNZ Warning: This story includes content that may be distressing to some readers. A helicopter pilot, who was the first civilian to... Read More

The new Panepane Wharf on Matakana Island is officially open, providing a safer, more accessible connection between the island and the mainland. Around 60... Read More

Members of the public and Surf Life Saving New Zealand lifeguards worked together to save swimmers caught in dangerous rips at Mount Maunganui and Pāpāmoa... Read More

Maritime NZ has launched a bold new safety initiative with creative agency Federation, deploying a cheeky 'spokes-buoy” in harbours and bays across New... Read More

A body has been recovered from Lake Taupō. Police were called to the location near Wharewaka Point about 11.10am after someone saw a body in the... Read More

A Tauranga father says his family lost their 'happy place” after a beautiful Sunday afternoon on their boat turned into a traumatic memory that... Read More

Imagine you're on a boat lost at sea, too far from the coast for a VHF radio or mobile phone to work. Maybe you've got a personal locator beacon, but you... Read More

SunLive readers report that two yachts have grounded in Waikorire, also known as Pilot Bay, in Mount Maunganui on Tuesday afternoon. 'One yacht is near the... Read More