Legislation that will enable a four-year term of Parliament subject to a referendum has passed first reading in Parliament today, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith... Read More

Free bowel cancer screening has been expanded from ages 60- 74 to 58-74 The announcement repurposes funding set aside by the previous government to lower... Read More

The $5 million cost of Tauranga's new waterfront destination playground is an example of local councils 'treating ratepayers as a bottomless ATM”,... Read More

Although one source of odours plaguing Ōpōtiki residents has been located and rectified, there are still complaints about a bad smell in the town. Bay... Read More

Organisers of the Tauranga Vintage Machinery Show are throwing their support behind a good cause this year. Well-known local truckie, Jason Saunders urgently... Read More

Autumn is in full swing, and it is starting to feel like it. MetService is forecasting a chilly night for the North Island tonight, followed by a weekend... Read More

Crankworx Rotorua 2025 is under way, with top mountain biking athletes hitting the slopes of Mt Ngongotahā. Here's the Crankworx guide to riders to watch... Read More

Someone once said shallots are for babies, garlic is for heroes, but you may have to pay heroic prices for the home grown stuff. At Woolworths a single bulb... Read More

A 30-plus field of the fastest cars in dirt track racing will contest the 2025 Boss Powercoating North Island Sprint Car Championship at Mt Maunganui's Baypark... Read More

NZTA Waka Kotahi said people using State Highway 2 between Waihī and Tauranga should expect big changes at the Ōmokoroa Road intersection later this week,... Read More

A Tauranga woman is one of eight people to be announced as a recipient of the 2025 Te Waiu o Aotearoa Trust scholarship. Julia Newman (Ngātiwai and Ngāti... Read More

OceanaGold has submitted an application through the Fast-track approvals process for the Waihī North Project. "We welcome the new consenting process... Read More