Major surgical cases have been delayed in some places because of a strike by lab workers at public hospitals in Wellington, Palmerston North, Tauranga, Rotorua, Whakatane, Nelson and Dunedin. Read...

Higher than allowed levels of asbestos have been detected in a load of dunite rock, worrying workers. Read...

They were released on to the market with great fanfare, but a year later, the Elizabeth Towers are ghostly quiet. What’s going on? Read...

Mikaere Sydney was elected in July 2024 but was never able to take up the job. Read...

Tauranga`s elected Maori ward councillor Mikaere Sydney has been unable to take up his role because of illness. Read...

The Ministry for Primary Industries is making enquiries. Read...

The boy could be seen kicking and punching the sea creature at a Tauranga beach. Read...

Work has begun on Tauranga`s first museum, expected to open in 2028, but the city`s heritage collection was started in 1969. So what will the museum house, and what`s happening behind the scenes? Read...

Three fire engines and two water tankers are on the scene working to extinguish the flames. Read...

Christopher Bernard Halligan Lee, 36, of Ohauiti died in a two-vehicle crash on Lloyd Street, Parkvale on Tuesday, December 24, 2024. Read...