Former rugby star Matua Parkinson has had 'a huge fall from grace”, a judge said as he sentenced him to nine months home detention for on-selling... Read More

To ensure everyone has a spooktacular Halloween, police are encouraging caregivers to ensure their little pirates, superheroes, witches, and fairies, are well... Read More

The word mead conjures up the scene of a drunken friar rolling on the floor of Sherwood Forest or a group of raucous medieval knights clanking metal tankards. It's... Read More

Another positive year of community rugby saw a six per cent increase in registrations across the board, with 155,568 players taking the field this season. The... Read More

A Rotorua holiday park manager wants the council to clamp down on freedom camping rules, saying users do not support local business. Users of one site... Read More

Labour Weekend's big annual MX Fest in Taupo is a must-see and must-do event for anyone with a passion for Kiwi motocross and Karaka's Hayden Draper certainly... Read More

The lawyer for the company convicted over the Whakaari/White Island eruption says it has "recast" the legislative direction on who is responsible for health... Read More

MetService is forecasting wet days ahead, particularly about the western regions of New Zealand, as prevailing westerly winds bring rain from both the north... Read More

Artist Peata Larkin will celebrate her birthday with the unveiling of her 7m tall sculpture in Tauranga's city centre. The $300,000 installation - jointly... Read More

Two engineering firms behind a roading project which reconnected Coromandel Peninsula communities following the 2023 cyclone events have won national awards... Read More

A forestry training program incorporating virtual reality simulations may soon be available, according to Scion, a Crown Research Institute. Scion has developed... Read More

Deputy police commissioner Tania Kura has been appointed to the top job on an interim basis, while the government continues its search for a new police boss. Current... Read More