A salvage operation is under way to fully re-float a private launch that sunk after hitting rocks near Mōtītī Island off Tauranga's coast. Coastguard... Read More

After a wet and windy weekend, MetService is forecasting more settled weather, but it comes with a cold bite. A ridge of high pressure builds in from the... Read More

A Kiwi engineer is on a mission to set a land speed record higher than 422km/h - in a car he built in his shed. Seventy-two-year-old Dave Alexander has spent... Read More

Aotearoa's only parasitic plant has been rediscovered in Wainuiomata, after wild populations of the species were thought to be extinct from the region for... Read More

Māori wards campaigner, 15-year-old Jack Karetai-Barrett, is not finished with his efforts to raise awareness about the need for Māori perspectives in... Read More

Whakatāne Mayor Victor Luca is seeking community support for his proposal for a second river crossing for the township. Luca has been advocating for... Read More

With great attitudes, a willingness to learn and dedication, members of a Rotorua jiu-jitsu club have found themselves on a path to the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World... Read More

Hit tribute show Elton John vs Billy Joel is back for an epic 13-stop, 2025 national tour - and now it's Tauranga's turn! Yes folks, it's time to sing your... Read More

A digger has gone through a gas pipe in Greerton. A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokeswoman said a gas main strike had been reported on Maleme St at 11.25am. One... Read More

Warning: This story deals with details of the sexual assault of a child and may be distressing. A young woman who was sexually abused by her uncle... Read More

Fording rivers and driving dangerous, winding roads is all in a day's work for Coromandel midwife Sheryl Wright. Wright covers northwest Coromandel -... Read More

A new walking track at Te Puke‘s Trevelyan's Pack & Cool is already making a difference to the wellbeing of its staff. 'It's just nice to get out from... Read More