'I used all of my strength to push him to the side while trying not to get sucked in.'

"Take care of them ... they save so many people every year."

Man followed surf lifeguard and continued to hurl foul language and verbal abuse.

The accused has been granted interim name suppression.

Hopefully, it's just the beginning for boutique cruise liners to come to Whakatāne.

The nine-hole final will feature 42 players from 22 countries.

The school says it spent $45,000 on legal costs responding to the requests.

It has been 13 years since Vijender saw his family in India.

'We haven’t seen anything of this scale before in our city.'

Achievement, learning behaviours and attendance data are used to generate comments.

Stephen Crossan tops scores with 53 and Iman Nahal take three wickets for 14 runs.

The alternative route for motorists during this time is via Te Puke Highway.

The annual Sikh Sangat Tauranga Parade on Sunday celebrates the birth of 10th Master Guru Gobind Singh JI and showcases Sikh culture.

"It’s cool people are happy to embrace our culture."

The cause of a workshop fire at Bethlehem College is under investigation.

Dramatic chase one of more than 800 BOP fleeing driver incidents in nine months.

One man could be seen dragging the shark out to sea by its tail.

'Urban sprawl' on shrinking sections a factor in noise complaints: planning researcher

Seasoned scoopers share the secrets of a delicious trade.

Tauranga City Council has issued some advice.

Temperatures were 'above' or 'well above' average for much of NZ last year.

Sailor most excited to 'see how I react when situations aren’t going that well'.

'Don’t do anything stupid like that again', says judge.

'People can come any time if they’ve got no food.'

Popular beach's index sign to be fixed after showing high reading.

Police say 'up to three' vehicles were involved.