03:00pm Fri 02 Jan, 2026
The Wednesday Challenge has celebrated a milestone year, with participants in schools and businesses across the country logging more than 954,000 journeys, saving... Read More
08:00am Fri 02 Jan, 2026
From easing cost-of-living pressures to building healthier, more resilient communities, Bay of Plenty leaders have high hopes for their region. Reporter Annabel... Read More
02:00pm Thu 01 Jan, 2026
Police say New Year's celebrations around the country passed without major incident, with 41 arrests, including 17 in the Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty... Read More
01:08pm Thu 01 Jan, 2026
The Walk Without Fear Trust is calling on New Zealanders to look after one another and make responsible choices as communities across the country. Chairman... Read More
12:00pm Wed 31 Dec, 2025
Katharine Milford does not measure the success of her work in speech and language therapy through numbers; her most important goal is that the people she... Read More
07:00am Wed 31 Dec, 2025
'It came as a big surprise.” That was the reaction of former Tauranga mayor and humanitarian aid leader Tenby Powell on learning he would be appointed... Read More
07:00am Wed 31 Dec, 2025
Netball and artistic swimming trailblazer Shirley Hooper has been made an officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2026 New Year's Honours for her... Read More
06:00am Wed 31 Dec, 2025
Professor Jens Mueller, one of New Zealand's most internationally connected education leaders and a long-time advocate for the country's global reputation,... Read More
05:00am Wed 31 Dec, 2025
A host of high achievers from the Bay of Plenty and Lakes regions have been named in the New Year 2026 Honours List. They are listed below with information... Read More
11:00am Tue 30 Dec, 2025
Aquinas College Year 13 student Lucas Shepherd has been named the second-ever recipient of the FAME Year 13 Performing Arts Scholarship. Shepherd will receive... Read More
09:00am Tue 30 Dec, 2025
Charities are turning away people wanting to volunteer amidst a flood of interest they say is linked to the high rate of unemployment. It comes as some businesses... Read More
06:00pm Mon 29 Dec, 2025
Most of the time, life trucks along rather benignly. Weather passes unnoticed, motorists obey the rules of the road and people go about their daily business... Read More