08:00pm Fri 05 Dec, 2025
Rotorua Lakes Council's trial of moving the city's Night Market from the central city to Kuirau Park has sparked concern among stallholders and retailers,... Read More
07:00pm Fri 05 Dec, 2025
Dust off your Santa hat and dig out those Christmas earrings - the festive season has landed in the Bay of Plenty. This year, the region is rolling out a... Read More
06:00pm Fri 05 Dec, 2025
'If I lose my dogs, I don't know what I have got to live for.” Those were the words of a woman fighting a five-year dog ownership ban after one of her... Read More
05:30pm Fri 05 Dec, 2025
There are 'significant” delays on State Highway 36, near Oropi Gorge Rd, due to a truck breakdown. NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi said one lane of... Read More
05:00pm Fri 05 Dec, 2025
It's getting hot and the sun is coming out to play. But as the days get warmer and people begin to spend more time outdoors, the Cancer Society's SunSmart website... Read More
04:00pm Fri 05 Dec, 2025
A full day of festive entertainment is on tomorrow, December 6, from 10am-4pm as Tauranga's Christmas in the Park gets under way for 2025. The annual community-focused... Read More
03:00pm Fri 05 Dec, 2025
The hard, hot work of a group of Lions chopping up firewood this year has turned into a $3000 boost for the Bay of Plenty Times Christmas Appeal. The six-week... Read More
01:00pm Fri 05 Dec, 2025
Tomorrow, December 6, is the day Santa comes to town. The Seeka Te Puke Christmas Float Parade will leave its gathering point behind the Te Puke Memorial Hall... Read More
11:45am Fri 05 Dec, 2025
Another children's coloured sand has been recalled as ongoing testing uncovers widespread asbestos contamination of the popular play products. A product recall... Read More
10:00am Fri 05 Dec, 2025
Four-year-old Blayde Arnold from Te Puke has a huge entourage of specialists, endless medical appointments and physical therapy treatments. It's all to make... Read More
08:00am Fri 05 Dec, 2025
The Rotokākahi Board of Control has aired its grievances at the High Court in Rotorua about the process to install a sewerage pipeline near a sacred lake. Rotorua... Read More
07:30am Fri 05 Dec, 2025
Surf lifeguards from Hot Water Beach through to Tairāwhiti Gisborne have been put through their paces this week at Mount Maunganui Main Beach as part of a two-day... Read More