Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell had the highest ranking for mayors in the Bay of Plenty region. She said it was a pleasant ...

The results of a nationwide poll ranking the country’s mayors have proved a “pleasant surprise” for one Bay of Plenty leader ...

Te Arawa Kapa Haka has made history taking out the top two spots at Te Matatini — a first for a region in the 52 years of the national Kapa Haka o Ngatī ...

The North Island weka population is booming in the Bay of Plenty. Numbers are growing and the birds are becoming more common ...

Males – especially over-55s – continue to dominate drowning statistics even as overall death rates drop, data shows.

I’ll start this week’s column with a quote from New Zealand Rugby’s general manager of professional rugby and performance, ...

Winter transforms vistas as the skies darken, mountains rising from the horizon are dusted in snow and the seasonal passing ...

New Zealand is a paradise packed with jaw-dropping landscapes and epic experiences. From the dramatic fjords of Milford Sound to the snow-capped peaks of Mount Cook, every spot is straight-up magical.

The new lunch in schools programme has been riddled with problems, with delayed and poor quality meals, wastage - and most recently MPI investigations into halal meals and melted plastic packaging.

The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) for wasting taxpayer money after revelations that $85 ...

Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey today visited Wellington City Mission’s Whakamaru Crisis Café where he announced they are the latest recipient of the Government’s Mental Health and Addiction ...

Poppy Crouch, a Western Bay of Plenty Surf Lifesaving Search and Rescue Squad volunteer, responded to the 111 call from her Pāpāmoa East home with a rescue tube and fins, arriving just as the woman ...