The man has appeared in Tauranga District Court.

Trend emerges amid a dramatic increase in drivers fleeing police.

The worst ocean conditions are expected to arrive on Monday.

“It is wonderful to have world-class athletes here, and a privilege to win today’s event.”

'No one should have to lose so many people in such a short time.'

The move recognises that not everyone swims while lifeguards are available.

'I used all of my strength to push him to the side while trying not to get sucked in.'

The accused has been granted interim name suppression.

Hopefully, it's just the beginning for boutique cruise liners to come to Whakatāne.

The nine-hole final will feature 42 players from 22 countries.

The school says it spent $45,000 on legal costs responding to the requests.

It has been 13 years since Vijender saw his family in India.

'It was like trying to find a needle in the haystack ... I thought I had lost it forever.'

He has already been told he might have to add extra time to his degree due to the error.

'We haven’t seen anything of this scale before in our city.'

Achievement, learning behaviours and attendance data are used to generate comments.

"It’s cool people are happy to embrace our culture."

The cause of a workshop fire at Bethlehem College is under investigation.

Dramatic chase one of more than 800 BOP fleeing driver incidents in nine months.

One $333K win and two $15K wins coming to the Bay of Plenty.

Her son made a 'fatal mistake' at dangerous beach, says mum in bid to stop more deaths.

One man could be seen dragging the shark out to sea by its tail.

Clouds, wind and rain are forecast for some parts of the country - but it's still hot.

'Urban sprawl' on shrinking sections a factor in noise complaints: planning researcher

Seasoned scoopers share the secrets of a delicious trade.

Tauranga City Council has issued some advice.

Temperatures were 'above' or 'well above' average for much of NZ last year.

Sailor most excited to 'see how I react when situations aren’t going that well'.