Though surely missing some - my apologies - this week's playlist features exclusively music released in 2024 by Bay musicians. There's jazz and blues, electronica and punk, country and folk, indie and ...

Like Boxing Day – you would have heard a percussion of popping tins at baches and camp sites as Wattie’s was prescribed to ...

One of the most crucial products in any summer skincare routine is sunscreen. Daily use of a broad-spectrum sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or higher protects the skin from harmful UVA and UVB rays, which ...

Reports of seabirds being captured in fishing nets and drowned from a boat near Slipper Island/Whakahau, Coromandel, has led ...

Keen to fill your pool this summer? Check the Water Watchers Plan first. If your pool needs more than 300 litres, you will ...

Update. 3.30pm: State Highway 2 traffic near the Te Puna Stream Bridge is reduced to one lane, due to a large scrub fire ...

Passed away peacefully at Tauranga Hospital on 20th December 2024 aged 52 years, after a brave battle. Dearly loved daughter of the late Kevin and Shirley Griffin. Much loved sister of Anna, Stuart ...

One person is in police custody following a crash in the Western Bay of Plenty. About 9.30am, Police were called to a ...

One person has been taken into custody, and another is being treated for moderate injuries after a crash on State Highway 2.

If your Christmas tree seller does do pickups, don't leave it on the berm or kerbside - it has to be inside your property.

Provisional figures show a significant reduction in the number of drownings last year. Water Safety New Zealand said there ...

St John’s Caring Callers is a free anonymous service where volunteers regularly call people who might be living alone or ...