As winter approaches, Pāpāmoa Community Constable Adrian Oldham is encouraging residents to keep a closer eye on their elderly or unwell neighbours - especially... Read More

Waipuna Hospice is calling on the community to donate quality used items to help stock its charity shops. Right now, it is especially in need of good-condition... Read More

From left, Carol Wood, executive officer of the NZ Federation of Disability Information Centres; Bronwen Foxx, CEO of the Disabilities Resource Centre; Naomi Freeman,... Read More

Construction of the long-awaited next stage of Papamoa Plaza's expansion will start this year, adding space for up to eight more retailers. The large-format... Read More

A private ambulance medic who gave morphine to a 14-year-old boy with minor injuries allegedly said, 'I don't f*** around” when questioned by a Westpac... Read More

Road crews are continuing to clear slips and fallen trees after recent severe weather hit the Bay of Plenty and Waikato, affecting the state highway network. System... Read More

The Bay of Plenty is among the regions gaining from the largest annual increase in the teaching workforce in more than 20 years. New government data show... Read More

When was the last time you encountered someone working on the forecourt of a service station? Although we're all used to sorting our own fuel now, there... Read More

Tourism operators across the eastern Bay of Plenty are boycotting Whakatāne District Council for cutting funding to Tourism Bay of Plenty. The council has... Read More

A permanent laundry pod has opened in central Tauranga, offering those experiencing homelessness and hardship a place to wash clothes, have a shower, and connect... Read More

A woman charged over an alleged hit-and-run near the Rotorua Night Market has bail conditions that prevent her from going into Rotorua's CBD. The woman, 21,... Read More

More than 40 Katikati primary students will be keeping an eye on a ruru nesting box in their school's Te Awaawa gully come spring after it was installed this... Read More