An area of low pressure is currently covering the North Island. Temperatures for the Bay of Plenty during the week ahead will be dipping below 10 degrees... Read More

Authorities in Samoa say 200,000 litres of diesel has leaked from the Manawanui since it sank on a reef last week. The New Zealand navy ship ran aground,... Read More

A dramatic rescue operation unfolded off the coast of Whangamatā on Saturday morning after three kayakers were blown off course near Donut Island (Whenuakura... Read More

A spontaneous flash mob broke out on The Strand on Saturday as Hato Hone St John rolled out their Shocktober initiative for the first time. 'It is the very... Read More

The body of a person missing after a crash into the Waioeka River south of Ōpōtiki has been found. The victim was travelling with two others in a car that... Read More

Warning: This story deals with details of alleged sexual violence, which some readers may find upsetting. A woman's memory of the night she alleges she... Read More

Shona McCulloch, the charity queen of New Zealand, graces the Tauranga Auto Extravaganza on March 2 next year. 'I entered a competition a couple of years... Read More

A Tauranga woman has made history as the first international graduate of a US Federal Emergency Management Agency's elite programme. In a groundbreaking achievement... Read More

Federated Farmers welcome the government's decision to change New Zealand's investment settings after the OECD ranked the country last in openness to investment. 'As... Read More

A long-standing attraction in Thames is under threat as the proposal to build a seawall to protect the town from flooding and rising sea level moves forward. The... Read More

The future and past collided at Brain Watkins House when the Tauranga Historical Society opened its doors to Harry McNaughton, great-great-nephew of its last... Read More

Police, coastguards and surf lifesavers will stage a search and rescue exercise in the Coromandel this weekend. Coastguard New Zealand confirmed it would... Read More