Tauranga woman Jodie Thorne uses a wheelchair due to having a degenerative muscle disorder, which severely limits her mobility. Her motorised, off-road wheelchair... Read More

The family of Tom Phillips have broken their silence, saying they wake every day hoping he will return with his three children and have nothing but love for... Read More

Police are investigating a fire that engulfed a Whakatāne house on Monday. Emergency services were called to the Farnsworth Cres property just after... Read More

Former Rotorua hospitality professionals and Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology alumni, Aman Deep and Veena Devi, have won the People's Choice Award at the 2025... Read More

A workplace communication training programme is making a meaningful impact on Tauranga's growing migrant community by helping participants gain confidence, improve... Read More

Work is underway to restore fibre to a large part of Tauranga after a feeder cable was cut on Sunday. This resulted in an internet fibre outage affecting... Read More

The Tauranga Eastern Link Toll Road will be closed for four nights this week. The closures, starting from tomorrow, will allow for the installation of 12... Read More

After a winter hiatus, Tauranga Curtain Bank is operating in a new location at Pāpāmoa. Run by the Red Cross Tauranga Branch, the vital community service... Read More

Crews have battled a house fire near Ōpōtiki in the eastern Bay of Plenty overnight. A Fire and Emergency NZ spokeswoman said they were called to the... Read More

Footage has emerged of a man appearing to smoke meth on a public bus as fellow passengers sit nearby. A passenger on the Tauranga bus posted a clip of... Read More

Ōmokoroa student Koen McKenzie has been named as the first recipient of Momenta's new award for people with lived experience of disability in the Bay of... Read More

Western Bay of Plenty District Council is encouraging people to get to know their local Community Emergency Hub - before they need it. Recent heavy rain... Read More