New Zealand Youth Choir has won the top award at an international competition in Wales. The singers, aged between 18 and 25, have been awarded Choir of the World at the Llangollen International ...

The Western Bay of Plenty District Council is seeking information on illegally dumped concrete at Thompson’s Track, near ...

MetService has issued a heavy rain watch for Bay of Plenty and the west of the South Island. "Unsettled conditions continue to affect parts of the country, with periods of heavy rain for Bay of Plenty ...

The heavy rain watch for the Bay of Plenty and east of Rotorua is expected to last 16 hours from 5pm today until 9am tomorrow, Monday, July 14. The periods of heavy rain may have thunderstorms, and ...

“We are looking for community organisations providing services for the community or local businesses with a focus on safety ...

The largest kūmara in both the Bay of Plenty and Aotearoa weighed 4.6kg and belongs to Ōtūmoetai man Jeremy Thompson, as ...

Oliver Puchner has become the first New Zealander to win an individual medal at the U23 canoe slalom world championships, ...

Tauranga-born professional boxer Cherneka Johnson has made history at New York’s Madison Square Garden, becoming the first Māori to be crowned an undisputed boxing world champion.

Lum, 31, pleaded not guilty to manslaughter. It is alleged he was the motorcyclist who drove dangerously and hit and killed Johnson on Edmund Rd in Rotorua on June 15. He also pleaded not guilty to ...

Billed as New Zealand’s “finest family band” as well as having deep Tauranga roots, The Harmonic Resonators are set to bring their signature sound of soaring yodels, lush harmonies and heartfelt ...

Owners Jo O’Keeffe and Penny Oxnam and their team want guests to dine in a relaxed warm surrounding served by friendly staff, all while raising money for either your favourite sports teams, school, ...