The Professional Firefighters’ Union has decided to stop Boxing Day’s one-hour strike that was meant to begin at midday. It ...

Beloved husband of Margaret, father and father in law of Andrew and Sally Kershaw, and Cathy and Shane Eastergaard. Treasured ...

Forecasters warn there’s also a moderate risk of severe thunderstorms, which could produce intense downpours of 25–40mm per ...

Fireworks have dazzled crowds for thousands of years, but the age‑old tradition has always had its detractors — particularly ...

Three people have been injured after a crash on State Highway 29A, in Tauranga. Emergency services were called to the crash, near the Oropi Rd roundabout at 1.45pm. Police said a vehicle had hit a ...

A Coromandel holidaymaker is still in shock after a shark attacked his kayak “completely out of the blue”. Kanaru Namioka was ...

Traffic delays are being reported following a crash on State Highway 29A in Tauranga. A car is reported to have hit a pole and rolled on the highway, near the intersection of Oropi Rd. Google’s Live ...

The owners of Tauranga’s first padel club brought the sport to the Bay of Plenty after getting a taste overseas. Tony and Rachel Sweetman opened the doors to the Padel Club NZ in Pāpāmoa last March ...

Senior Sergeant Wayne Hunter said police throughout Tauranga and the Western Bay district will be out in force during the ...

Former national champions Michael Pickens and Brad Mosen headline a deep local roster, while rising Kiwi contenders – ...

New Zealand Transport Agency is urging drivers to plan before a safe summer road trip, as several accidents snarled Auckland traffic on Christmas Eve. It warned that a combination of more cars on the ...