Provisional figures show a significant reduction in the number of drownings last year. Water Safety New Zealand said there ...

St John’s Caring Callers is a free anonymous service where volunteers regularly call people who might be living alone or ...

To complete the sheet piling, a short section of the northbound lane on Cambridge Rd, from the SH29 intersection to 563 ...

There is minimal risk of severe weather. Wednesday, January 8 A weak cold front embedded in a south to southwest flow, is ...

In the lead-up to Sheila Hailstone’s cancer diagnosis, months before she even noticed a breast lump herself, her dog, Plum had been behaving “out of character”. One year later, Hailstone was fighting ...

The biosecurity response to the find of a single male Oriental fruit fly in Papatoetoe is making good progress with extra ...

The piece of waka was found on Flavell’s ancestral land, near the Waiari Stream. Flavell now has to apply to Heritage New ...

Motorists travelking around the Waiakto are asked to be aware of two crashes which are impacting traffic. The first was a ...

A Tauranga woman whose family is on holiday at the top of Mt Ruapehu says they decided to have a summer holiday in the area ...

Interislander and Bluebridge have both cancelled ferry sailings today due to large swells. Passengers are being told to ...

"There was very warm, hot weather in December and that seems so far away now.... There's no doubt about it we are seeing a ...

Julian Fitter has been made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in recognition of more than 50 years of service to ...