Emergency services are responding to a single-vehicle crash in Mount Maunganui. Police received a report of a single-vehicle crash on Maunganui Rd near Dee St at around 3.25pm. Po ...

General Practice New Zealand chairman Bryan Betty said doctors were dealing with a “constant stream” of respiratory sicknesses spreading throughout the country, despite illness levels not yet having ...

This time each year, Melbourne based Kiwis make a special mission to find their feijoa hit. Aussies don’t seem to get what all the fuss is about. When it cools down and autumn hits in New Zealand, ...

Margaret Murray-Benge says she has “no regrets” from being the biggest spender on her campaign in October’s Western Bay of Plenty District Council election. Among the 55 can ...

Warning: This story deals with details of sexual offending against a child and may be distressing. A man in his early 20s had a four-month intimate relationship with a pre-teen girl, while her ...

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A critical Western Bay of Plenty transport upgrade has been granted fast-track approval, Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop has announced. The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) lodged its application in ...

Whakatāne Hospital will soon be able to recruit and deploy staff without central sign-off. Health Minister Simeon Brown has announced that from July 1, decision-making within Health New Zealand will ...

The scheme, introduced in 2021, provides financial support to groups working to empower and uplift youth in the wider Bay of Plenty. Past recipients include ICONZ, the Graeme Dingle Foundation, Blue ...

Priority One chief executive Dave Courtney said the rise in fuel prices was expected to have a broad, flow-on impact across the Western Bay of Plenty. The region’s reliance on transport and freight, ...

Baypark Speedway is set for a weekend of full-contact racing, with two major late‑season events drawing bumper fields and top talent from across the North Island. A 32‑car line-up will contest the ...