City Life

Rotorua Airbnb landlords under pressure to sell

Property owners providing short-term accommodation in Rotorua are contemplating selling their houses or converting them back to long-term rentals should a new... Read More

The challenges of mothering an adolescent daughter

Mothers hitting midlife can find their daughters' pubescent changes ‘triggering' as they worry about their ability to role model body positivity at a time... Read More

Mobster's leg slashed in Black Power attack

A Mongrel Mob member nearly bled to death after rival gang associates attacked him in Rotorua, slicing his leg to the bone and ripping off his red shoes, court... Read More

Heavy rain and thunderstorms, tornadoes possible

Heavy downpours, thunderstorms, chilly temperatures and the chance of small tornadoes are possible today for parts of the country, forecasters warn. It's... Read More

Pam’s plant-based creamy pasta bake recalled

New Zealand Food Safety is supporting Foodstuffs Own Brand in its recall of Pam's Plant-based creamy pasta bake as the product may contain foreign matter (metal). All... Read More

Youth Voices Action: launch of YouthFest

The Tauranga Youth Development Team, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to empowering young people in the Bay of Plenty, is thrilled to announce its rebrand... Read More

Police to establish new National Gang Unit

Police Commissioner Andrew Coster has today revealed plans to establish both national and frontline gang-focused units to combat offending and intimidation by... Read More

NZDF honours fallen in Cassino after 80 years

New Zealand Defence Force personnel are on their way to Italy, to honour those who fought and died in what were among the most gruelling battles for New Zealand... Read More

Long Term Plan community events

Western Bay of Plenty District Council is getting back to basics with a ‘grass roots' approach to community kōrero on its Long Term Plan. From rugby,... Read More

Sam Cane to call time on international career

Almost 12 years since making his All Blacks debut, Rugby World Cup winner and two-time Super Rugby champion Sam Cane has made the decision to bow out of the... Read More

WorkSafe seeks funding for prosecutions

WorkSafe alerted officials that it was running out of money to fund its prosecution over the deadly Whakaari/White Island disaster a month before the trial began... Read More

Potential toll of a 9.1 Hikurangi fault earthquake

By Lauren Crimp of RNZ The scale of catastrophe facing Aotearoa in the case of a massive earthquake and tsunami from our largest fault - the Hikurangi subduction... Read More