A chemical fire has broken out off Hewletts Rd in Mt Maunganui tonight and emergency services have cordoned off the area.

Danielle Wright discovers clubs happy to welcome you in out of the cold.

An alleged drunk driver fleeing from police was caught after crashing his car into a Mount Maunganui building this morning.

Alexia Santamaria joins Mt Maunganui's magnificent men in their flying machines.

A New Zealand woman who had been living in Norway drowned at Mt Maunganui beach last night after swimming with a group of family and friends.

A Welcome Bay resident who lit a non-permitted fire on his property which quickly got out of control at the weekend could be prosecuted or have to pay the bill for putting the fire out.

A crash involving a passenger bus, a logging truck and two other vehicles has left a person injured in Mt Maunganui this morning.

An attempt at breaking a world-record for skinny dipping planned for Mount Maunganui is being labelled unacceptable and indecent.

A man who crept into a house and indecently assaulted a young girl in her bedroom is suspected of getting away with a similar crime in the same area more than a year ago.

The provincial towns and cities are well below their 2007 peaks, but there are signs of life south of the Bombays, reports Bruce Morris.

A series of poor decisions by the "totally incompetent'' Rena crew led to the ship's grounding on...

After a lifetime of holidaying at the Mount, Danielle Wright heads out to sea in search of what has been on the horizon.