Most models are showing Cyclone Gabrielle will directly hit New Zealand next week.

Most models are showing Cyclone Gabrielle will directly hit New Zealand next week.

Melody Klein Ovink is now focused on learning to walk and use her right hand again.

Shock of news from ministry makes 24-year-old feel 'sick'.

She was on a ski trip with friends when she noticed a pain in her neck.

'We are absolutely devastated. Both people leave a huge gap in our family.'

Keytruda offers hope to melanoma patients before cancer becomes advanced.

Friday's attack has left hijab-wearing Muslim women scared to leave home.

The number of confirmed measles cases in Canterbury remains at 28.

As Canterbury fights an outbreak experts warn against anti-vaccination event.

A new system is needed to make sure all urgent cases are fast-tracked, a study has found.

Kurt Buchanan is running a half marathon to raise money for Ronald McDonald House.

Babies are being born with a serious disorder because of a medication taken by their mums.

Why can many gluten-intolerant Kiwis eat wheat overseas without the pain they get at home?

Adding folic acid to all packaged bread could save 10 babies from a neural tube defect.

Don't be afraid to talk about poos and bums – it just might save your life.

At the top of a sick boy's bucket list is meeting Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

Doctors didn't think Cooper Snowdon would ever breathe on his own again - they were wrong.

Labour leader says she expects some within her own caucus to oppose decriminalisation.

Torrential rain yesterday and overnight is easing for most of the country today.

A woman whose son was born with birth defects speaks out about the pill that caused it.

Tiny houses are the way of the future, writes Amy Wiggins.

The generosity of a Bay business will see 50 computers distributed in Vanuatu.

GREEN LIGHT: MPs Todd Muller (left) and Simon Bridges at the site of the new Pyes Pa School on Kennedy Rd. PHOTO/FILE A_030616jb02bop.JPG By

Let's hear it for supermarket's odd bunch.

Election battles looming in Tauranga and Bay of Plenty a win-win for residents.

FATAL CRASH: Five Tongan men died in a crash as they left the Aongatete Coolstore in August. PHOTO/FILE A_020816gn20bop.JPG CARE

Credit cards are dangerous things. In today's paper, Tauranga's budget advisory service tells of one family who sought help after

Driving a boat in the harbour, in a lake or on a river is similar in many ways to driving a car. In both cases you need your wits

GONE: The Hydro Thunder race has been moved to Auckland instead of Tauranga. Photo/File A_240110jf11bop.JPG By Amy Wiggins Spiralling

To me Valentine's Day has become just another commercial celebration designed to get you spending money. Like Christmas and Easter

A Tauranga mother feared her 3-year-old child had been snatched when he went missing at Bayfair for almost half an hour. Mum-of-two

A young child was taken to hospital earlier this month after being found at a Bay of Plenty motel where P was allegedly being smoked.

Mount Maunganui is one of the North Island's most well known and popular holiday spots. With a beautiful coastline with a seemingly

I find it hard to believe more than 1800 Western Bay motorists are caught not wearing seatbelts each year. It is such a simple safety

Programmes like Whare Tauranga are exactly what we need to get homeless families out of garages, sheds or friends' couches and into

Riding a luge down the Kaimai Range - an act of bravery or reckless danger? This week we reported on the actions of a Tauranga man

We all make mistakes, we're all human - even police officers. It has been reported this week that in the nine months to September

There's no doubt about it. Tauranga's roads are certainly getting more and more congested. Given the city's recent population growth

The US presidential election is long over and the President-Elect will be sworn in next week but you'd be forgiven for thinking we

While I was out surfing (well, attempting to surf) this week I was reminded of just how powerful the ocean is. The surf was small

Imagine being called Anal, 3rd, Lucifer or 4real. Eleven Kiwi babies have narrowly escaped being called by such awful names. And

Reading the stories of ordinary Kiwis who have gone on to achieve great things is always a highlight for me. This week five Bay residents

The new year seemed to be welcomed in a sensible but celebratory style by most over the weekend. That's exactly the way it should

The sell-off of state homes is certainly worth a try in my opinion. Yesterday Accessible Properties signed the contract to take over

HELPING HAND: Greerton ITM have made a $5000 donation to the foodbank. Pictured are staff members Dean Cave, Alan Tong and Mike Riddell

It's a sad state of affairs when we start debating whether parents are setting their kids up for a life of abuse by inciting their

It's hard to believe Christmas is now less than a week away. I love Christmas and am counting down the days. I love being able to

Teachers often don't get the recognition they deserve. It's a thankless, and often difficult, profession - but one we can not do

The decision to raise the youth justice age has had me thinking hard. Initially I was totally opposed to it but the more I mull it

The battle for the country's two top jobs is heating up. Earlier this week Jonathan Coleman, Judith Collins and Bill English declared

COMMENT: By stepping down almost a year out from the next election John Key is giving the National Party's next leader a chance to find his feet.

A huge part of living in the Bay is the beach. Ask anyone what first comes to mind when they think of Tauranga and it's Mount Maunganui

Democracy is a privilege we must protect - it gives us ordinary people the freedom to have a say in who runs our cities and country. This

A 110-year-old church is up for sale with a $1 reserve but there's a catch.

Driverless cars - who would have thought that would ever be a possibility let alone a reality. On Friday, Transport Minister Simon

I'm not prepared for a natural disaster - the only time I ever have been is when a flatmate took it upon herself to set up a flat

I'm a pretty heavy sleeper. I've slept through a volunteer fire brigade siren going off no more than 20m away and last night I slept

I'm all for an increase in the speed limit on the Tauranga Eastern Link. A 110km/h speed limit on the Tauranga Eastern Link became

A Tauranga social services provider has welcomed a government announcement that $300 million will be pumped into emergency housing

Tauranga social service agencies are seeing more and more working families struggling to make ends meet. I'm not surprised. House

I have fond memories of Guy Fawkes as a child and even today I enjoy watching the colours and shapes made by fireworks exploding in

Gambling is one thing that really riles me up. It's just a total waste of money. More often than not you are going to lose money

Everything in moderation. It's a common saying but I think we lose sight of the wisdom in those words too often these days. In today's

Former Tauranga City councillor John Robson will be making good on his 2013 election promise to give back a percentage of his council

For many this election was a bit of an unknown. With both Tauranga mayor Stuart Crosby and Western Bay Mayor Ross Paterson standing

Fleeing drivers could face more jail time and automatic car confiscation under recommendations from the police and Ministry of Transport. I

The Human Rights Commission has this week stopped short of endorsing the legalisation of assisted dying. On Wednesday the commission

The scandal of the stripper and the Chiefs has divided opinions around the country. Every few days someone else wades into the debate

TOP TEACHER: Natalie Bell will today receive an ASG National Excellence in teaching award. PHOTO/SUPPLIED 120916sp50bop_natalie_bell A

Staff around the country were told a restructure could result in job losses at the honey and health products company.

It seems crazy to me that there are 15,000 Kiwi labourers out of work at a time when the construction industry is booming. This number

When I woke up on Friday morning I had no idea the Bay had been rocked by a 7.1 magnitude earthquake or that there was a tsunami warning

I've always been a strong advocate for organ donation. After reading recent stories of Tauranga locals faced with the hard reality