Woman charged over fatal crash with bus in Rotorua
A woman has been charged over a fatal crash between a car and bus carrying school children attending…
Croatian deported for role in $20 million cocaine bust in Tauranga
The final person connected to one of the country’s largest-ever cocaine smuggling busts has been deported after serving…
Mount residents push for boy racer crackdown
Mount Maunganui residents are calling on authorities to crack down on “boy racers” cruising main streets and upsetting…
Housing development approved to go ahead beside urupā site
Ōpihi Whanaungakore Trustees are disappointed with an Environment Court decision that will allow housing development on land they…
Why spider webs have blanketed towns across the North Island
Spider webs have spun their way across the North Island in recent days, with the arachnids leaving homes,…
Five men charged after alleged meth lab goes up in flames in Taupō
Several men are facing charges of manufacturing methamphetamine after a Taupō building blaze yesterday morning that left four…
Part of NZ Cycle Trail network to get $800,000 repairs
The Government is investing more than $800,000 to repair part of the New Zealand Cycle Trail network. The…
Two killed, one badly injured, in crash near Rotorua
Two people were killed, and another was injured in a two-vehicle collision that occurred after one crossed the…
Sixteen arrested over alleged involvement in drug smuggling syndicate
Sixteen people have been arrested over their alleged involvement in one of the country’s largest drug smuggling syndicates,…
Name restored to Tauranga waterfall reserve
Ōmanawa Falls Reserve will officially have its original name, Te Rere o Ōmanawa, restored. By Ayla Yeoman of…
‘Extremely tragic’ – Two boys dead after being trapped in Kawerau riverbank
Two boys playing near a river in the Bay of Plenty township of Kawerau have died after a…
Member storms out, Mayor denies coordinated attack
Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell and councillor Merepeka Raukawa-Tait have hit back at accusations of a “coordinated” attack on…