Residents of a rural Rotorua community have taken a public stand against plans for a local facility for ex-prisoners ...

New research shows native New Zealand bugs are “thriving” alongside conservation and predator control efforts from local ...

Emergency services were called to the horrific scene at Piarere on State Highway 1 at 2pm on Wednesday after a bus load of foreign tourists and two other vehicles collided on a northbound passing lane ...

Another crash has been blocking Auckland's South-Eastern Highway northbound ramp onto the Southern Motorway.

YouTube star IShowSpeed, known for his wild antics and global fanbase, was mobbed by excited fans during his tour of New ...

Plans to turn a hill of grass into a multisport skatepark are rolling forward with concept designs on the way.

Proposed cuts to a tertiary apprenticeship training programme in Rotorua could leave dozens of people high and dry part way through their qualifications. The proposal from Bay of Plenty's Toi Ohomai ...

President of the Hindu Elders Foundation Rotorua, Vijay Chand, expressed his enthusiasm: "We are excited to host the ...

Customers of an illegal Rotorua prostitution ring using girls as young as 13 have appeared in the Rotorua District Court. Details of how the men interacted with a 13-year-old have been revealed.

Curved like a smile across the North Island’s east coast, the Bay of Plenty and the string of towns threading its white-sand shorelines is a popular destination for New Zealanders, especially in ...

Night - Cloudy. Winds SW at 6 mph (9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 52 °F (11.1 °C). Cloudy with a high of 71 °F (21.7 °C) and a 54% chance of precipitation. Winds from SW to WSW at 6 to 9 ...