Whangārei swimmers raising funds for Coastguard in Big Swim
The group are swimming 466km in a bid to raise more than $6000.
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'Healthy happy cows and people': Welcome to Jerseyhill Farm
“Michael always makes sure the cows are tended to before feeding himself.”
Former Olympic athletes, parents share Olympic fever for Paris 2024
"I can remember him saying to me ‘I want to go to the Olympics one day’."
Gisborne's new home care model brings hospital to your doorstep
Home care reduces infection risk, allows family visits anytime.
Matt Chisholm on nearly losing everything and bouncing back
The former journalist and TV presenter has written his second book.
Northlanders take to latest housing trend - the catio
A catio is a dedicated safe space for your cat.
Motorbike rider killed in Gisborne crash while fleeing police
The bike rider who died in the crash at Okitu on Thursday afternoon was fleeing police.
Pāpāmoa residents ‘terrorised’ by people throwing rocks
Brendon Burchell wants the council to install a security camera and lighting at a nearby council walkway. Video / BOP Times
Gisborne letters on climate concern and council spending
OPINION: Getting to net zero, and a challenge to Fed Farmers emissions commentary.
Equine therapy paradise plays key role in people’s mental health and wellbeing journeys
The tranquil environment also contributes positively to therapeutic outcomes for clients.
Listening to the science at Owl Farm
The dairy farm is a venture at St Peter’s School and a well-known demonstration farm.
Couple profile: Laura Smith and Nikora Simpkins
Laura and Nikora talk up the run-up to Harcourts Dancing for Hospice.
'Extreme and disturbing': Men took pics of preschooler, shared with online predators
Judge: 'The offending against a [relative] is the ultimate betrayal of trust.'
Roading package delivers $21m for Coromandel highways
Roads across the region are still feeling the effects of storm damage.
'This is a stick-up:' Hammer brandished in dairy robbery during man's two-day crime spree
Tequila Pomepi had only recently come out of jail when he stole a car and headed north.
Cooked chook turns fowl: Hawke’s Bay family get more than they bargain for
Ooze began seeping through the unremoved innards inside.
Pumpkin plenty sends price plummeting
A bountiful crop of pumpkins this year means prices have fallen.
Paris Olympics 2024: Games already over for two of four Northlanders taking part
Four Northland athletes at Paris 2024 Olympics
Warehouse Group staffer hacks system, steals $95k vouchers to ‘mess with bosses’
Troiden Jamieson will pay less than 10% per cent of the money back.
'Grim scene' as gulls found dead in tyre tracks
A witness says they appear run over in 'a senseless act'.
Community rallies to support family after house fire
Four people and a family dog escaped the blaze in Paraparaumu Beach.
Proposal to sell Club Metro premises in Whanganui
Club Metro to explore the potential sale of the club property in Whanganui
'Our job is to engage': Drysdale disappointed at Tauranga turnout
Only 38.7% of voters cast a ballot in Tauranga's first council election for five years.
The Country: How Trish Rankin Meats the Need
Richard McIntyre, Trish Rankin, Chris Brandolino, Paul Walker, Barry Soper.
'We’re not here to censor them': Council adds public forums for first time
Speakers will have to stick to rules, however.
Let Hawke’s Bay’s Olympic Games begin
The slicing of oars through the water will start the Games for Hawke's Bay hopes.
Boat to ballot: Louisa Wall on Mahé Drysdale's uncharted course
Louisa Wall decodes how Mahé Drysdale's gold medals could shape Tauranga's future.
Former Hawke’s Bay jockey’s red-letter day at Flemington
Two of Michael Dee's rank-outsider winners didn’t endear him to the punters.
One dark, rainy day in Takapau: How one of NZ's most iconic pieces of army uniform was born
The hat became known colloquially as the Lemon Squeezer because of its shape.
Opinion: Why I will support a move for a large dam in Hawke’s Bay
OPINION: It saddens me to think of our apple trees dying and our region going backwards.
Median barriers: Locals 'don't have much faith’ in NZTA u-turn
The transport agency is reconsidering placing barriers on some sections.
Double gold star: Firefighter Pinky’s 50 years of service honoured
Tauranga man Robert Pinkerton has done 50 years in the fire service.
How dairy! CCTV sheds light, but mystery milkman's motive unclear
Who is leaving flavoured milk at an Alexandra petrol station? CCTV may have the answers.