A Givealittle page is being set up to help a family whose home was destroyed by a fire in Welcome Bay. Fire broke out in the home of the Van Noordwyk family on... Read More

The new Te Maunga interchange at the State Highway 2 and 29A intersection at Baypark, will partially open late Monday night, July 4. The opening of the new piece... Read More

NZ has a southerly with snow & frosts along with a sub-tropical low this week - but many regions may not have much 'weather” to really talk about, says WeatherWatch.co.nz "The... Read More

Three Waters - it's a contentious issue that refuses to be swept under the carpet. The first piece of legislation putting in place the government's three... Read More

For the first time in 22 years, two speakers have been named joint national champions in the annual Race Unity Speech Awards. Chief judge NZ Police Deputy Commissioner... Read More

A fire that has consumed a house on Friday night in Welcome Bay also enveloped four cars parked nearby. 'Four cars are totally written off,” says a SunLive... Read More

Emergency services are at the scene of a house fire in Welcome Bay. Police say they were advised at 9.20pm that a house was on fire on Keam Way in Welcome Bay. It... Read More

The country has awoken today to its first distinctly New Zealand public holiday, Te Rā Aro ki a Matariki. In Māori culture, Matariki is both the name of the... Read More

Central and eastern parts of New Zealand are expected to get a fairly clear view of the stars before sunrise tomorrow. The MetService is closely monitoring the... Read More

The Tauranga Astronomical Society is looking forward to hosting a Matariki event early on Friday morning. Weather permitting, the organisation's observatory at... Read More

The organiser of Tauranga's first Matariki Kite Day says it's "fantastic to see how much the event has grown over the years". Despite a wet started to... Read More

New Zealand Police is launching a new recruitment campaign designed to attract wāhine/women Māori. Commissioner of Police Andrew Coster says wāhine Māori... Read More