A multi-day youth music festival that could attract thousands of people to Whangamatā over Christmas and the new year has received opposition from authorities. Ollie... Read More

KidsCan is welcoming the government's announcement of a new early childhood food programme to support 10,000 preschoolers living in poverty. Since 2019,... Read More

At 9 years old, Tauranga kart racer Nico Thomasen is showing a lot of potential and a bright future. Nico's mum, Shannon Thomasen, says he is undecided about... Read More

Two young doctors from Whakatāne and Tauranga Hospitals shared their thoughts as they joined their colleagues on Tuesday in a strike for fair pay and improved... Read More

A 10-personnel Royal New Zealand Navy contingent has completed a six-week deployment supporting the Fiji Ministry of Fisheries to counter illegal, unreported... Read More

Kiwis are this morning waking to frosts, snow, and bone-chilling winds - but with it comes dry, fine and sunny conditions for most. The National Institute... Read More

Kopeopeo business people and their customers have had enough of rough sleepers on the footpaths outside their shops - but the people sleeping there say they... Read More

Licence renewal for senior drivers is 'wildly inconsistent” and Grey Power is asking NZTA to review and align its guidelines. Drivers must get a medical... Read More

Idyllic growing conditions have led to fresh fruit and vegetable prices dropping 25 percent compared to this time last year - and they are now at prices not... Read More

Multiple survivors have recalled the trauma of watching friends drifting off into darkness, clinging to debris, nursing wounds and confronting the reality... Read More

A carload of Mongrel Mob gang members was hot on Wharekite Te Runa's tail because he and his Black Power mates had just stolen their gang patch. For 4km,... Read More

As the worker bees mill over hectares of land, pollinating flourishing kiwifruit and avocado orchards, their keepers collect the reward both in dollars and a... Read More