Christmas dinner is supposed to be joyful, celebratory – yet seems to have quietly become one of the season’s more stressful undertakings. Even households that keep things modest can feel the pinch ...

Fireworks are being blamed for a fire at a kiwifruit orchard in the Coromandel town of Pāuanui. Fire and Emergency New ...

A public health warning urging people not to gather or consume shellfish along the Bay of Plenty coastline has been updated ...

Almost $122,000 in food and funds has been donated to the Tauranga Community Foodbank as the Bay of Plenty Times’ Christmas ...

An accidental “mishap” with a vehicle is believed to have started the fire in the central plateau, which is now fully ...

Built up debris was being cleared from underneath Whakatāne Bridge this week. Heavy rain events over past weeks have left woody debris piled up against the piers, with the issue becoming worse with ...

There will be plenty of attention paid to world cricket superstar Kane Williamson, who is one of six homegrown Bay of Plenty Black Caps. Williamson, along with Trent Boult, Daniel Flynn and Graeme ...

Fonterra is increasing its support for young people entering the dairy industry with a new two-year programme delivered in ...

New Zealand Food Safety is urgently recalling two Akaroa King Salmon products because of a risk of listeria. The affected ...

A rāhui has been placed over key coastal and harbour areas around Mount Maunganui to allow the natural replenishment of ...

Parents who care for their severely disabled adult children have been recognised as homeworkers and are entitled to receive ...

It may not be the “silly season”, but that has not put a stop to naughty New Zealand fur seals causing mischief. The ...