The Herald’s annual search for New Zealand’s Best Beach has seen readers voting in their thousands and we’re excited to now reveal the winners. It’s two years in a row for our overall winner, and as ...

Friday brings a change, however, with widespread rain arriving to dampen things before the weekend. Dry days are set to dominate from Northland down to Christchurch, including Bay of Plenty, to start ...

Trust backs Bay youth with $2.2m in support. BOP Education Trust Chairman Nick Earl, left, with trustee Jonny Beadle, right, and scholarship award winners. From left, back row, Dy ...

Police have “grave concerns” for a woman who has not been seen for six months and are considering the possibility she may have been the victim of foul play. They say her children want their mother ...

POOLE Jill (nee Florence) ...

Family and friends of the Rotorua woman whose death has launched a homicide investigation say she had a “heart of gold” who opened her home to children. The body of the 65-yea ...

GROOTHUIS, Hendrik Jan (Henk) ...

THOMAS, Laurie Robert ...

Work to restore public access at Pāpāmoa Hills Cultural Heritage Regional Park following January’s severe weather event is progressing well. The Bay of Plenty Regional Council hoped to have an ...

Mount Maunganui surfer Jaxon Willows has kept a clean sheet for 2026 after securing wins in the Men’s and Juniors at the 2026 NZ Festival of Longboarding presented by Mount Longboards and Mojo ...

After weeks of severe rainfall and multiple slips causing extensive damage to State Highway 2 through the Waioweka Gorge, one lane will reopen to the public this week. Three weeks of intensive work ...

The 33-year-old businessman from Whakatāne, the multi-time and current champion in both the New Zealand Superbike Championships and the popular Suzuki International Series as well, proved to be almost ...