The deluge across the North Island that began on Wednesday afternoon has seen Fire and Emergency in the upper North Island ...

Civil Defence is knocking on doors in the Taupō area preparing people to evacuate as flooding from heavy rain overnight has ...

A family’s annual sojourn to their favourite Northland campground soured when ... The relative, who did not want to be named, arrived at Tauranga Bay Holiday Park about 5pm one evening to ...

Authorities had got it "fairly right" over a possible threat to homes near a river north of Tūrangi, a resident says.

Waipu Cove in Bream Bay, Northland. Photo / Getty Images Why are ... but a much-loved feature of our country’s fifth-largest city, Tauranga.” What about Mount Maunganui’s Main Beach makes ...

On Saturday, the cold southerly flow should spread northwards across central and northern New Zealand, with showers for ...

Severe thunderstorms have also been detected near Te Puke and Mōtītī Island in the Bay of Plenty this long weekend and are moving towards Tauranga, MetService says. In Northland, heavy showers ...

Search and rescue crews are knocking on the doors of about 70 homes near the Tauranga-Taupo River, warning people to prepare for evacuation. Emergency services are also dealing with dozens of reports ...

The picturesque coastline around Tauranga not only drives tourism but the city is home to more than 150,000 people, making it New Zealand’s fifth-largest city. Behind the scenes, it hasn’t been smooth ...

NIWA's seven station temperature series, which measure data across the country, show the nationwide average temperature in April 2025 was 15.2°C. This was 1.8°C above the average temperatures in April ...

When Tauranga's harbour bridge opened in 1988, it went to Auckland and then to the Bay of Islands. It was deemed beyond repair when hauled out of the water at Ōpua boatyard. The family of skipper ...

So it is little wonder that they keep returning to Arrow Rocks, also known as Oruatemanu Island, near Tauranga Bay. The island has fossils and sediments which date between 252 million and 292 ...