Zahnee Riley-Campbell measured 168cm when she went into surgery and came out 4cm taller. “I woke up from the surgery taller than mum and I have grown since then,” says Zahnee. The 13-year-old has had way more than her fair share of adversity,......

All eyes are on the transformation of the Esplanade in Whitianga as a new playground is built at the site. The former playground and equipment has been removed, as has the existing timber edging and mulch as the contractors prepare to place the new......

Tauranga City could be stuck with a toll on Takitimu Drive for another 20 years, according to the NZTA. But concerned resident Paul Anselmi says the toll road is a scam and it should be taken off sooner. Paul wants to know why Tauranga is the only......

“The Waikato Warrior” Cairo George will be fighting in the Waikato for the first time in 20 months. Due to his Singapore fight postponed to mid-July, Cairo George manages to put in some time to have a return fight in his home region on......

Plans for a cafe and toilets on the Russell wharf are now on hold - after strong objections from local Māori. Council-owned company Far North Holdings has consent to revamp the old wharf, pipe sewage and build a boat sewage pump-out station facility......

She will always be remembered as a spunky, freckled-faced woman with a lot of love to give. Tauranga’s Cystic Sister Kristie Purton passed away at Waipuna Hospice The 35-year-old was a fighter until her very last moments on Thursday, March 21......

After 10 years absence, tench have returned to Timaru’s Centennial Park Lake, offering anglers a challenging new fishing opportunity. In March, 50 adult tench (scientific name Tinca tinca) were released into Centennial Park Lake by Central South......

Locals are helping breathe new life into the old Coromandel Citizens Hall in an exciting restoration project. The building, at 455 Kapanga Road in Coromandel Town, was formerly the St George’s Convent School (1897), before becoming used as a......

Ashburton residents are grieving for Mohammad Imran Khan, who was known as a humble family man with a big heart. The 46-year-old was among those gunned down at the Linwood mosque on Friday. Abdul Hussein and his wife Shabina were yesterday supposed......

Kelly Shrimpton lost her partner and then her mother from non-Hodgkin lymphoma, now she’s made the bold move of shaving her long hair to help fundraise for a cure. “This cancer has taken the lives of two people I love dearly. Shaving my......