The puppies were snatched from the owner's Gisborne home about three weeks ago.

A former teacher is pushing for more science in schools. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A former teacher believes kids should be taught more science from an early age.

Four fire crews are fighting the fire on Greerton Rd in Tauranga.

Maori busts carved from kauri gum fetch $6250 at Auckland auction

Wharf St's evolution into an ''eat street'' appears to have strong public support.

Bay teachers want funding and pay rises for valued school support staff.

A conservation group are protecting birds on Mauao. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

One dragged two trapped pilots from the wreckage while surrounded by flammable jet fuel.

A torrential downpour sent a torrent of sludge right across Chelmsford St in Kauri Point

A car has gone into the water at Katikati.

It's going to be a wet one across the country.

Volunteers rescue one stranded orca but five die on a remote Bay of Plenty beach.

The man is wanted on a range of serious offences, police say.

Pop-culture community 'buzzing' as Armageddon prepares to invade the Bay of Plenty.

Some orchardists using windmills, frost fans and overhead irrigation to combat a freeze.

A northwester warmed parts of the south, as those in the upper North Island shiver.

Tough winter weather could not stop TBC running in six tries to win 48-5 over Manurewa.

Motorists urged to avoid area of Tauranga where crash occurred.

A Kiwi teen is fighting for his life after an attack outside a Brisbane McDonald's.

House prices rise but sales volumes settle apart from activity in the $1m-plus range.

Tradie army project aimed at saving flood-damaged Edgecumbe homes officially sanctioned.

Peta Mathias will join 150 Bay women for the show. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Peta Mathias and Jackie Clarke will join over 100 Bay women in the latest show.

Kiwis wake to frost after temperatures in some parts of the county dipped under 0°C.

Ball raises more than $110,000 for charity. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Ball raises more than $110,000 for charity.

A 13-year-old Tauranga girl missing since Tuesday has been found safe and sound.

Police say motorists should avoid the area overnight.

Paradise Veza was last seen leaving Tauranga Girls' College on Tuesday.