MetService updated its heavy rain warning for the Bay of Plenty west of Whakatāne at 11am. It warned streams and rivers could rise rapidly and surface flooding, slips and difficult driving conditions ...

GORDON, Ian Joseph ("I.J.") ...

The question over what happened to a Tauranga man’s backpack after he fell and hit his head before later dying in hospital remains unanswered. Scott Kerry O’Sullivan was found by a member of the ...

Paying to use the district’s boat ramps is just one of 28 new fees and charges recommended to Whakatāne district councillors. Swimming pool entry, family-led cremations and dog charges are also in the ...

A second tolling point will be added to the Tauranga Eastern Link, the Government has confirmed. It will be established near the new Pāpāmoa East Interchange, which will open next week after four ...

Two classic cars had to be towed out of Whiritoa today after floodwaters rose to their steering wheels. It comes after a soaking for the Coromandel Peninsula over the past 24 hours, with rain trackers ...

A walking and running community relay in Rotorua tomorrow, rain or shine, will remember Mount Maunganui and Pāpāmoa landslide victims. “Twelve hours for Mauao” is on Saturday from 7am to 7pm at Ray ...

But it wasn’t a full-bosomed, heavily-built soprano belting out the long final aria of a Wagnerian opera. It was a powerful and graceful work by a very different artiste. A tall, lean, leggy teenage ...

All everyone is talking about at the moment is the jazz festival – it is now upon us. But possibly I have an unusual bunch of friends. Most people are talking about a thousand other things, 999 of ...

MCLOUGHLIN, Audrey Mary ...

Tauranga City Council is proposing a cost reduction for cremation services and a rise for burial and chapel fees. Photo / George Novak The cost of a cremation in Tauranga is in line for a big cut amid ...

A community-run and loved kindergarten of more than 30 years in Te Puru is set to reopen next April after being closed for nearly a year. Originally set up by local families, Thames Coast Community ...