A Rotorua Lakes councillor says Government agencies have 'taken us for fools” over the city's controversial emergency housing motels. It comes after... Read More

Coastguards across the country will leap from 1000s of feet in a national effort to raise funds to help keep kiwis safe out on the water. Among those skydiving... Read More

After paying up to $100,000 for a report about how to make environmental improvements to Sullivan Lake, Whakatāne's council appears to have no plans to... Read More

New Zealand is being warned to brace for a good ol' fashioned Autumn sou'west flow with Friday seeing cooler/colder weather spreading across the country. WeatherWatch... Read More

'To my Dad….” A brief, heavy-hearted note, penned in tidy block letters, just last week. '...you are loved, often in my thoughts, and... Read More

After pedalling through a lush landscape, with a few puddles left over from Saturday to avoid and one swamp monster to meet, participants in Sunday's Great K... Read More

The people have spoken, with Pāpāmoa café Pearl Kitchen winning a top award during the Flavours of Plenty Festival for the second year in a row. Pearl... Read More

Fourteen lucky Lotto players will be celebrating a midweek windfall after each winning $15,116 with Lotto Second Division in Wednesday night's live Lotto draw.... Read More

When a 12-year-old surfer came within touching distance of a shark yesterday at Omanu Beach, his first reaction was to stay calm and quietly lead his younger... Read More

The Taupō Super400 looks set to become a permanent feature of the Supercars Championship calendar with the town impressing all those involved. Supercars... Read More

Tweed Street in Mount Maunganui is currently partially blocked, says a police spokesperson. Police recieved reports of a crash at 1.36pm. The crash involved... Read More

Eastern Bay of Plenty Police are urging members of the public to be vigilant as reports of a home maintenance scam increase. 'The reports relate to victims... Read More