The Zespri AIMS Games has proved a bumper bright spot amid a recession, with latest figures showing the annual tournament recently injected $8.78 million into... Read More

The Katikati Community Baptist Church is set to launch its own repair café on November 9, telling locals: 'Don't ditch it, let's fix it!” This... Read More

Tauranga-born Petra Lahti has set her sights on representing New Zealand in the next Winter Olympics for ice figure skating. Lahti, 16, is one of two figure... Read More

MetService is forecasting warmer than usual temperatures for early November over the coming days for all, and heavy rain to affect the west and south of Te Waipounamu/South... Read More

A jury has returned a range of possible verdicts in the trial of nine people, including eight Mongrel Mob gang members, who denied murdering of Tauranga... Read More

Warning: Distressing content and graphic image A horse believed to have been spooked by fireworks was put down suffering 'brutal” leg injuries after... Read More

Three people have been taken to hospital after a serious crash in Tauranga involving a vehicle that had earlier been briefly pursued by police in Rotorua. A... Read More

The New Zealand Women's Bridge Team experienced both commendable success and heart-breaking disappointment at the World Championships in Argentina. The team... Read More

A hydrographic survey mapping the seafloor in the Bay of Plenty begins this week, with the data contributing to safer navigation in approaches to ports and wharves. Toitū... Read More

Travelling between New Zealand and Australia has gone digital on some flights thanks to a new digital travel declaration pilot process launched on 21 October. Eligible... Read More

If you're heading out to lakes and rivers across Rotorua and the Bay of Plenty this summer remember to check for algal blooms before going near the water. 'Algal... Read More

Inland Revenue's apology for giving Meta, the owner of Facebook, the names, addresses, and other contact details of 268,000 taxpayers is 'not good enough,”... Read More