The warning affects the river upstream of the Old Highway Bridge North Bank. Health New Zealand says rainfall in the area in the last few days has most likely caused the high levels of bacteria.

The 82-year-old music icon has revealed that he's looking forward to resting and relaxing over the Christmas and New Year period Asked what he planned to do in the coming days, McCartney said on his ...

A motorcyclist died just before one this afternoon, in Whakatane's Murupara. It's the second motorcyclist death in Bay of Plenty, with one fatality in Tauranga about eight on Christmas Eve. One person ...

The 67-year-old actor played Marv Murchins - who was one-half of the 'Wet Bandits' - in the iconic film, but Daniel hasn't actually watched the hit Christmas movie in its entirety since attending the ...