The cool temperatures that have characterised January so far are set to continue, according to MetService meteorologist Mmathapelo Makgabutlane who said southerly... Read More

Bay of Plenty schools are grappling with low attendance rates with one principal saying they are having to 'reform habits” students have made since... Read More

‘New year, new you' was never truer than for our newest constables, who started work on the penultimate day of 2024. The 68 members of Wing 380 graduated... Read More

The new year has started with some good news for supermarket shoppers. Warm weather has provided favourable growing conditions for many parts of the country,... Read More

The Government has introduced a new, standardised, science-based method for measuring farm-level greenhouse gas emissions, aiming to enhance transparency and... Read More

A previously unknown section of heritage tiles has been uncovered during Rotorua Museum restoration works. The black and brown glazed terracotta tiles were... Read More

Health NZ has paid out more than $250,000 to Bay of Plenty and Lakes staff who took voluntary redundancy after it was offered in August. A union president... Read More

Customs have arrested three drug couriers at Auckland Airport, seizing methamphetamine with a combined street value of more than NZ$10 million. The attempts... Read More

While the saying goes 'age before beauty”, when it comes to the 90-plus-year-old Mount Beachside Holiday Park, beauty trumps age. Established in the... Read More

Update, 6.45pm: Traffic congestion on State Highway 2 near Te Puna Stream, Whakamārama, has eased following an earlier vegetation fire, according to NZTA Waka... Read More

Dutch elm disease has claimed the life of a 100-year-old elm tree in the Waikato, despite the tree being vaccinated. The fatal and fast-spreading disease... Read More

The Bay of Plenty should expect to see some brighter and drier days this week. Flurries of snow were seen at the top of the Desert Road on Sunday, bringing... Read More