Olive spitting and cow pat chucking to feature at the New Zealand Rural Games

Person dies following single-vehicle crash in Bay of Plenty

Emergency services were called to the scene near Mimiha Rd in Matatā around 12.30pm.

Police operation underway after person injured in Auckland's Papakura

St John were called to Clevedon Rd at 11.24am on Saturday, responding with two ambulances, a rapid response unit and a manager.

One seriously injured, another in custody after West Auckland incident

Police were called to Great North Rd in the Glen Eden suburb at around 10am on Saturday after a report of an incident involving people known to each other.

'Unsafe': Cars stop in passing lanes to turn right on major BoP highway

A 100km/h passing lane ending just past a primary school is another safety concern on State Highway 29 near Tauranga that locals and MPs are calling on NZTA to address.