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 ...

The 37-year-old actress recently launched a lawsuit against her 'It Ends With Us' director and co-star, accusing his PR team of trying to "destroy" her reputation, and Bart Johnson has now taken to ...

The 27-year-old star is keen to have a baby with boyfriend Robert Shriver - but Savannah insists she won't have a child with him while he's still legally married Asked about her family plans on her ...

Officers carried out over 900 breath tests at 28 different checkpoints, with five drivers processed for excess breath alcohol. Area commander Inspector Mike Henwood, says yesterday's high number of ...

South Korean politics is in turmoil, with the impeachment of South Korea's acting president, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, coming less than two weeks after the opposition-controlled parliament ...

Officers found a man in his 60s dead in the rockpools of Wellington's Breaker Bay yesterday morning, and have been working to identify the man, whose death is being treated as unexplained. A woman ...

The 47-year-old star directs Peter, her husband, in 'The Bride', the upcoming sci-fi film, and the 53-year-old actor has now revealed that he relished the experience of being directed by Maggie ...

Nikki told PEOPLE: "I have a feeling that Gisele wasn't that happy with what I had said." The stand-up star actually debated whether it was right to joke about the blonde beauty, ...

After a fast start to the season the Nix have lost three consecutive A-League matches heading into this afternoon's home clash against the Newcastle Jets. Italiano says time at home with families over ...