Man followed surf lifeguard and continued to hurl foul language and verbal abuse.

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.

Stephen Crossan tops scores with 53 and Iman Nahal take three wickets for 14 runs.

The alternative route for motorists during this time is via Te Puke Highway.

The annual Sikh Sangat Tauranga Parade on Sunday celebrates the birth of 10th Master Guru Gobind Singh JI and showcases Sikh culture.

"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.

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'.

'Don’t do anything stupid like that again', says judge.

'People can come any time if they’ve got no food.'

Popular beach's index sign to be fixed after showing high reading.

Police say 'up to three' vehicles were involved.