WorkSafe New Zealand has taken enforcement action against a Bay of Plenty kiwifruit packhouse company after one of its employees was critically injured on a... Read More

By RNZ Severe thunderstorm warnings are in place for the Auckland region with MetService saying they could lead to very heavy downpours. MetService... Read More

Both Whakatāne's mayor and a ratepayers group intent on lowering rates believe rates capping will create hardship for ratepayers, but for very different reasons. On... Read More

This Christmas, Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries and the Mount Maunganui Lions are inviting the community to turn small acts of kindness into big memories... Read More

UPDATE: A fire at a home in Pyes Pa has now been extinguished. Firefighters from Mount Maunganui, Tauranga and Greerton stations were called to the blaze... Read More

New Zealand's first 'anti-surf contest” will make a splash at Mount Maunganui on the first weekend of summer. Red Bull will bring its globally recognised... Read More

New Zealanders naturing on or near the ocean are being reminded to follow marine reserve rules as we head into summer. There are 44 marine reserves around... Read More

Powerlines are reported to be down after a crash in Welcome Bay, Tauranga. A reader has sent in a photo of the lines down on Welcome Bay Rd, between Ranginui... Read More

A severe weather warning issued for the Bay of Plenty, including Rotorua, remains in place this morning. In the 12 hours from 11am today until 11pm tonight,... Read More

A South Waikato woman woke to the sound of a gunshot this morning while staying in Te Puke. Donna said it had been a 'bloody hectic morning” waking... Read More

Residents of the Bay of Plenty now have an unofficial name, or a demonym, to go by: 'Boppers”. Bay of Plenty MP Tom Rutherford discovered the Bay of... Read More

For more than 600 days, Skeeter has called the SPCA Rotorua Centre home. This lovable, loyal, and mischievous mixed-breed dog has been waiting patiently for... Read More