Using technical skills and community engagement, a group of University of Canterbury (UC) Humanitarian Engineering students installed drinking water treatment... Read More

The highly competitive Bob & Joy Owens Scholarships have been awarded for 2022 to students at seven colleges and high schools across the Western Bay of Plenty. These... Read More

More than 1,000 young athletes are running, jumping and throwing their way to glory at the North Island Colgate Games in Whanganui this weekend. Families have... Read More

Keep the kids busy this summer season with the local libraries' challenges. Tauranga City Libraries and Western Bay of Plenty District Libraries are both running... Read More

Plenty of Christmas gifts this year will likely need some charging juice, and Fire and Emergency New Zealand is pre-warning people to be cautious around lithium-ion... Read More

Mount Maunganui Primary School students Charlotte Taylor-Kafka and Sebastian Farrar are celebrating after scoring top marks in a national competition. The International... Read More

A Te Puna boy who turned his Year 4 school speech at Omokoroa No.1 Primary School into a fun and loveable children's book is set to officially share his creation... Read More

The Acorn Foundation and the trustees of the FAME Trust are pleased to announce the selection for the 2022 Emerging Practitioner Award recipient at Toi Whakaari. This... Read More

Bay of Plenty principals have spoken out about a 'rapidly declining interest” in principalship as pay negotiations halt for the holidays. Last week, the... Read More

If your children need some downtime and an indoor break from that hot summer sun these school holidays, we've got just the activity for them, says a Western... Read More

Sharp Tudhope have awarded their annual law scholarship to Ramanpreet (Raman) Toor, a year 13 student from Te Puke High School. Raman is enrolled to study law... Read More

Learning how to identify, cultivate and harness the powerful properties of plants is what has kept the Tauranga Herb Society flourishing for 40 years. Tauranga... Read More