Fly fishing is Ollie Bassett's passion, and now the Tauranga local is preparing to represent New Zealand in France for the World Fly Fishing Championship. After... Read More

After an incredible summer of junior surfing events New Zealand's top groms froth levels are turned to max as the Sequence Surf Shop Gisborne Junior Pro... Read More

Motorists travelling between Tauranga and the Waikato via State Highway 29 are being warned to expect delays. NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is reporting... Read More

The country is waking to a bitterly cold morning with temperatures dropping as low as -6C in some areas overnight amid threats of power cuts. Meanwhile, group... Read More

Researchers at the University of Canterbury are developing a new decision-making tool to help identify how to make wastewater treatment more sustainable. The... Read More

There aren't too many weekends that Southlanders look forward to more than the opening of duck shooting season. It's a weekend that can be a rite of passage,... Read More

Tauranga dancers from Space Studios are heading to the World of Dance Competition after spending 120 hours practising over two weeks. 'Space Studios isn't... Read More

A new online data dashboard released on Tuesday as part of the Government's school attendance action plan makes more timely daily attendance data available to... Read More

The national electricity grid operator is warning of possible insufficient power generation to meet households' demand on Friday. Transpower has issued... Read More

More than 100 hectares of unique farmland and native bush is being gifted to the Bay of Plenty in the hope it will become a regional park. Former Bay of Plenty... Read More

A multi-day youth music festival that could attract thousands of people to Whangamatā over Christmas and the new year has received opposition from authorities. Ollie... Read More

KidsCan is welcoming the government's announcement of a new early childhood food programme to support 10,000 preschoolers living in poverty. Since 2019,... Read More