NNew Zealand Read More Poripori water hole claims two lives in two summersJanuary 12, 2026 A person who died at the Poripori water hole on Saturday was from Tauranga, police have confirmed. By…
NNew Zealand Read More Missing swimmer’s body located at Rotorua’s Blue LakeJanuary 12, 2026 A man’s body has been located at Rotorua’s Blue Lake/Lake Tikitapu. Police said it was contacted at about…
NNew Zealand Read More Girl, 14, in hospital after being hit by car amid Tauranga partyJanuary 11, 2026 A driver has been arrested after a 14-year-old girl was hit by a car outside a party in…
HHeadlines Read More Girl, 14, in hospital after being hit by car amid rowdy Tauranga partyJanuary 11, 2026 A driver has been arrested after a 14-year-old girl was hit by a car outside a party in…
NNew Zealand Read More Two dead, one missing after three seperate water-related incidentsJanuary 10, 2026 Two people have died and one person is missing following separate water related incidents today. One person died…
NNew Zealand Read More Neighbour of Rotorua parolee facility speaks outJanuary 9, 2026 A neighbour of a live-in parolee rehabilitation facility in Rotorua says she feels so unsafe in her generational…
HHeadlines Read More Golf club plants 120 trees and shrubs after destructive mistakeJanuary 7, 2026 A major native tree replanting project on the ÅŒhope Spit between ÅŒhope Beach Golf Links and the ocean…
NNew Zealand Read More Severe thunderstorm watch issued for parts of North IslandJanuary 7, 2026 MetService has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for parts of the North Island from this afternoon. The forecaster…
HHeadlines Read More Three hospitalised after getting into trouble in water off Tairua BeachJanuary 6, 2026 Three people were taken to hospital after getting into trouble off the northern end of Tairua Beach in…
NNew Zealand Read More 18kg of meth, cocaine seized at Port of TaurangaJanuary 5, 2026 Customs officers spent Boxing Day unpacking an estimated 18kg of methamphetamine and cocaine from a shipping container at…
NNew Zealand Read More Flash flooding in Wairoa, Gisborne motorists warned over wild weatherJanuary 3, 2026 Flash flooding inundated streets in Wairoa as severe storms battered the North Island on Saturday, prompting multiple MetService…
NNew Zealand Read More Flash flooding in Wairoa, funnel clouds seen as storms batter North IslandJanuary 3, 2026 Flash flooding inundated streets in Wairoa as severe storms battered the North Island on Saturday, prompting multiple MetService…