Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. Showers are expected to develop late this morning,... Read More

Tauranga's Turban Day this weekend is an opportunity to try on a turban and meet members of the city's Sikh community. From 11am to 3pm on Saturday, October... Read More

The 2024/25 summer maintenance programme is well underway with active worksites across the region. In the BOP, crews are aiming to complete 110 single-lane... Read More

'I got to say to the crew ... 'you doing your job, to the best of your ability, has helped save my life,'” says a thankful Geoff. Geoff and his wife... Read More

It's the biggest event of its kind in the region; the Tauranga Society of Artists' Art Expo is underway and expected to attract hundreds of collectors and enthusiasts... Read More

Racing Tauranga is gearing up for an exciting summer season, with more than $1.3 million in prize money set to be distributed to horse racing connections over... Read More

New Zealand police welcome seven patrol dog teams fresh from their graduation today at the Police Dog Training Centre at Trentham. The handlers and their... Read More

The World Tennis Tour will return to Pāpāmoa from 16-22 December. Now in its third year, the EVES Open has attracted some of the best up and coming tennis... Read More

Huge numbers of people are applying to join New Zealand Police, as a new recruitment campaign and changes to application criteria help to stimulate growing interest. Applications... Read More

Census data has revealed one in 20 New Zealand adults identify as LGBTIQ+ - or part of the rainbow communities. For the first time ever, the 2023 Census collected... Read More

It came out of the blue, leaving one Mount Maunganui family in the dark. Now Ella Weatherall, a local lifeguard and teenager at Mount Maunganui College,... Read More

Forget boring brushes; Brookfield resident Abigail Perano is proving that quirky household items like bubble wrap, Duplo blocks and pipe cleaners along with... Read More