Mautohe Cathedral Cove tracks are closed this weekend after weather warnings were issued for much of the North Island. Periods of rain, some heavy, are predicted for Coromandel through February 13, 14 ...

Chipsealing works planned for State Highway 36 this weekend have been postponed. "We were ready to seal the deal this Valentine’s weekend, but the weather doesn’t want to commit," NZ Transport Agency ...

Beacon / LDR “The harm you cause by holding a bone in your hand is irreversible,” Ōpihi Whanaungakore trustee Hemi Hireme told the Environment Court this week. The hearing, at which trustees of the ...

I was getting ready to write this week’s column when I came across the following quote… “I think the music situation today has reached the point where it isn’t necessary f ...

You could end up with pizza face, greasy fingers, and hot, sloppy topping-causing second degree burns to the groin. That’s why pizza should be eaten with knife and fork from a plate. Like fish‘n’chips ...

A celebrated photographer, adventurer, and storyteller, and friend to many, Andy’s lens captured not only the vibrant underwater world but also the thrill of adventure, the beauty of New Zealand’s ...

An orange rain warning is now in place for the Bay of Plenty, including Rororua. In the 24 hours from 12pm today until noon tomorrow, the MetService said warned the region could see 100 to 150mm of ...

Plans to reduce a Mount Maunganui street to one lane and add more parking are opposed by a local who says hundreds of motorists will be inconvenienced. Tauranga City Council has agreed to make Miro St ...

Adams Avenue, between Pilot Bay and the Maunganui Road roundabout, will be temporarily closed to vehicles from 8am today as a heavy rain watch is in place. The footpath on the ‘shop side’ of Adams Ave ...

Chelsea, 16, arrived at Gate Pā BP station yesterday to wash and vacuum her car. Upon arrival, she first noticed a man cleaning his car, but soon realised she didn’t have $2, so went home to get some ...

Thunderstorms and downpours are set to drench the North Island from this morning as a tropical low moves in. Watches and warnings have been issued for much of the North Island, with heavy rain ...

Former High Court judge Paul Davison, KC, will lead the Tauranga City Council external review into the deadly January 22 landslide in Mount Maunganui. Photos / Jason Dorday, supplied A former judge ...