A gumboot-wearing youth was caught on camera taking a stolen bus on a joyride.

Cardiologist and a haematologist say it looks like their family will not get approval.

QV House Price Index shows the average home dropped in value by 3.9 per cent.

The defendant was described as the central figure in the Auckland to Wellington network.

Kathy Warbrick got a shock when she was told she needed to drive her sick dog to Tauranga.

'Give it your best, leave it all in the exam room knowing you have tried your hardest'.

Emergency services are at the scene of a crash on State Highway 30.

The dog that attacked a Tauranga vet is again staring down the threat of death.

Skipper sentenced after collision with 266 metre container ship off Bay of Plenty Coast.

Jacinda Ardern is speaking to media in Tauranga.

Alzheimers NZ says 30,000 New Zealanders with dementia don't have the support they need.

A man was fatally stabbed at the property later the same afternoon.

Each of the accused had at least one charge dismissed today.

The abuse happened on Tauranga's main road.

'If it wasn't for Jason doing what he did, [some of the injured] would have died.'

An airmass from Queensland and Coral Sea brings hot weather with rain and wind watches.

'The road diversions available will likely add significant travel time.'

'Police continue to ask anyone who may have seen this man or his kayak to come forward.'

'Buses can be replaced, and we are so thankful no-one was injured.'

'The actions of the officers were unlawful, they were not uncaring,' the authority said.

Work is now under way to strip and dismantle back-country Department of Conservation huts.

Health Minister blames issues on legacy of underfunding by past governments.