Most Flavours of Plenty festival events are aimed at adults - but one definitely isn't. Te Puke Kai Resilience group and Colab are hosting a Kids Kai Trail on... Read More

A proposed 5G tower metres from a retired couple's house has angered Waimapu St residents in Greerton. They say they received little communication about its... Read More

A $32,669 automated gate has been installed at a popular Lake Ōkataina boat ramp, near Rotorua, to better protect it from an invasive gold clam. It comes... Read More

A Mangakino farmer convicted of animal cruelty and failing to properly feed hundreds of sheep and cattle says he should not be jailed. Warren George Michael... Read More

A Rotorua man who kicked his dog in the ribcage before punching it in the head and throwing it on the ground has been sentenced to community service. The... Read More

Two kittens, one grey and one black with white patches, play in the centre of the room in Welcome Bay. Both were only two weeks old when Wild to Warmth Cat... Read More

Central North Island Police are urging people to make the proper preperations and plans before heading into the outdoors this autumn. Senior Constable Barry... Read More

A new $2.1 million wharf is being built at Panepane Point, on the southeastern tip of Matakana Island. The new structure, including two jetties and a pontoon,... Read More

On Thursday night, dedicated community groups and volunteers were recognised at the 2025 Western Bay Community Awards. Hosted at Holy Trinity Tauranga the... Read More

Fresh explosive activity has been recorded at Whakaari/White Island with evidence of 'ballistic blocks” ejected more than half a kilometre from the active... Read More

Ahead of Alone: Australia's third season premiering in New Zealand on March 27, Kiwi contestant Shay Williamson tells Mitchell Hageman what prompted him to swap... Read More

The stars are aligning for the Bay of Plenty kiwifruit industry. 'If we execute well, there is a solid, reliable, decade ahead,” said Andrew Dunstan,... Read More