07:30am Thu 23 Oct, 2025
Labour weekend marks the unofficial start of the summer boating season and Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council is urging boaties to make sure everything... Read More
05:00pm Wed 22 Oct, 2025
Four Tauranga-based MPs completed an unplanned, cross-country, cross-party road trip yesterday after wild weather cancelled flights to Wellington. Tauranga... Read More
03:00pm Wed 22 Oct, 2025
Most Bay of Plenty schools will close tomorrow as primary and secondary teachers and support staff join the nationwide multi-union mega-strike. Nurses, midwives,... Read More
12:37pm Wed 22 Oct, 2025
Tauranga's butchers have brought home a sizzling set of accolades from the 2025 Dunninghams Great New Zealand Sausage Competition. The event, now in its 28th... Read More
11:45am Wed 22 Oct, 2025
McDonald's has officially added The Big Arch to menus across Aotearoa, bringing Kiwis a juicy beef burger with three layers of melted cheddar cheese and crispy... Read More
06:00am Wed 22 Oct, 2025
Two back-to-back ship arrivals marked the start of the Tauranga cruise season, as the region prepares to welcome up to 230,000 passengers and crew over the next... Read More
02:30pm Tue 21 Oct, 2025
Baycourt came alive recently as more than 450 parents, caregivers and children gathered for EPIC Families Live - the largest event for neurodiverse families... Read More
11:45am Tue 21 Oct, 2025
When Tauranga's Katie Emmett joined the New Zealand Army as a chef, her mother told her she'd get the chance to see the world. That prediction came true,... Read More
11:02am Tue 21 Oct, 2025
Rotorua's oldest rugby club has lost its clubrooms in a devastating fire that tore through the building, destroying photos, trophies and precious club memorabilia. The... Read More
09:01am Tue 21 Oct, 2025
Communication barriers in the response to the Whakaari White Island disaster have been highlighted in a coroners court. The coronial inquest into the disaster... Read More
07:00am Tue 21 Oct, 2025
Four people were captured on CCTV near a Tauranga fountain where a 4-year-old girl lay 'face down” in the water, but no one pulled her out. Nia... Read More
06:00am Tue 21 Oct, 2025
To celebrate 50 years of adventure this month, Waimarino Group is offering a huge three days of free activities, tour discounts and water-filled fun at its Waimarino... Read More