Drainage work costing up to $200,000 will be carried out on Manawahe Road in the Bay of Plenty to help protect the area against flooding. Whakatāne District... Read More

The Government is bringing the earthquake-prone building review forward, with work to start immediately, and extending the deadline for remediations by four... Read More

An infant whale has been found dead on a Bay of Plenty beach. Department of Conservation operations manager for Whakatāne, David Beattie, says staff and... Read More

Update 4.44 pm, a police spokesperson says the person has been located safe and well. Original report: Rescue efforts are underway after a person has... Read More

In the verdant gardens of Tauranga, a dedicated resident with a green thumb has unearthed an astounding botanical treasure - a rare flowering of a red kūmara.... Read More

An uncommon heart-shaped feijoa found in a couple's backyard has attracted a $100 offer after a woman listed it for sale. Anna Wainwright, 25, was collecting... Read More

A man has been found injured after missing nearly 24 hours in the bush at Okere Falls, Rotorua. The man and his friends had been kayaking down the Kaituna... Read More

Sculptures depicting some of the rich cultural history of the Te Papa Peninsula are now on display along Cameron Road, as an acknowledgement of our past to carry... Read More

Coromandel MP Scott Simpson has taken a swing at the Department of Conservation over the ongoing closure of Cathedral Cove. In Parliament last week, Simpson... Read More

The applications are in, and now it's up to the community to help decide how Bay of Plenty Regional Council's School Sustainability and Resilience Fund... Read More

A blessing to mark the realignment of the northern stream in Kopurererua Valley signifies an important milestone in the partnership between Ngāi Tamarāwaho,... Read More

Construction on the Takitimu North Link in Tauranga is progressing with crews breaking through land under the newly-built bridge at Wairoa Road. The new... Read More