A sea of pink, big smiles and plenty of laughs hit Tauranga's waterfront on Wednesday for the annual Hot Pink Walk. More than 4000 walkers were expected to... Read More

A road rebuild on State Highway 33 in the Bay of Plenty will affect travellers for the next eight weeks. Road crews will begin rebuilding a section of the... Read More

Mount Maunganui aerospace engineer Keshika Warnakula was 11 when her parents took her overseas for the first time. 'I just fell in love with aircrafts [sic].... Read More

Police have renewed a call for sightings of a grey Mazda ute after a man went missing eight weeks ago. Aydan, 39, was last seen in Chartwell, Hamilton... Read More

Update, 9.20pm: Two people have died following the two-vehicle crash near the intersection of State Highway 1 and Horahora Rd at Piarere this evening. One... Read More

New Zealand women aged 70 and 74 can now have free breast screening every two years. It comes after a year-long pilot screening programme in Nelson-Marlborough,... Read More

A weight-loss specialist is concerned about the number of patients needing serious patch-up operations after getting cut-price surgeries overseas. Waikato... Read More

While rates rises have been blamed for at least 31 regions ditching their mayors, Whakatāne has opted for a mayor more welcoming of nice-to-have projects. 'The... Read More

Halloween can be a fun time for both pets and their owners, but it comes with some pawsitives and downsides to consider. On the upside, dressing up Bruno... Read More

This month, Rural New Zealand will firmly focus on thousands of rural women whose vital contributions often go unseen. To mark International Rural Women's... Read More

Bay of Plenty Regional Council has purchased a 266 hectare Rotorua farm and will convert it from dairy farming to improve water quality in nearby Lake Rotorua. The... Read More

A teenage girl's self-harming led to disclosures of an alleged sexual assault by a teen boy she'd become friends with. The teen, who is now a young... Read More