Kiwifruit company owner fined after making worker pay $23k to secure job
The owner of a now-liquidated Bay of Plenty kiwifruit contracting company must pay $40,000 in fines for exploiting…
Nationwide arrests target illegal ‘anti-social’ dirt bike riders
Reports of anti-social and illegal dirt bike behaviour have been made across the country, according to NZ Police.…
Rescue dog returns favour by saving man from Whakatāne house fire
A rescue dog woke its sleeping owner when a blaze broke out in their Whakatāne home. Firefighters were…
Part of cycle lane converted to car parking in downtown Tauranga
Part of a cycle lane will be turned into parking as a one-way system trialled in Tauranga’s CBD…
Alleged fuel thieves tried hiding in swamp while fleeing police
Two men submerged themselves in a swamp to hide from authorities after an alleged attempt to siphon fuel…
Loss of swimming hole a blow to Eastern Bay of Plenty community
Earthworks carried out on the Waiaua Stream has left some in the Ōmarumutu community in the Eastern Bay…
Failed Tauranga car parking building: Two engineers fined, one suspended
Two engineers have been fined, and one of them suspended for three months, over a botched car parking…
Revealed: An up close look at the widespread damage on Mauao
Mount Maunganui’s base track is described as “obliterated” in the wake of January’s extreme rainfall, as iwi and…
Lanterns in flight path force Auckland–Tauranga plane to turn back
A flight from Auckland to Tauranga was forced to abort its landing and turn back last night after…
NZ’s most road-tolled region faces more tolls under 10-year deal
New tolls will be explored for New Zealand’s most-tolled region under a new agreement between Western Bay of…
Man sought over mother’s death ‘most likely’ dead, police say
The only suspect in the death of a woman – her son – in a small Manawatū-Whanganui town…
Driver charged over fatal 2025 crash with bus in Rotorua
The driver of a vehicle that crashed into a bus carrying school children attending a kapa haka competition…