Police are working to recover a body in the water near Chapel St in Tauranga. It comes after people reported a heavy police presence in the area this morning,... Read More

It looks like Katikati's most iconic sculpture won't be home for Christmas on the main street this year. The sculpture of ‘Barry, the Relaxed Typical... Read More

Police are asking for help finding a man missing from Rotorua. Hemi, 29, was reported missing from Ōwhata on Saturday evening, police said today. He was... Read More

The 2025 Bay of Plenty Times Christmas Appeal is off to an 'amazing” start, giving the Tauranga Community Foodbank team a boost in the busy run-up... Read More

A person has been assaulted at a Tauranga business this morning. Police were called to an address on Cameron Rd at 5.20am. A police spokesperson said an... Read More

Ballance Agri-Nutrients' decision to end its Mount Maunganui manufacturing operations is an opportunity to reconsider other heavy industries in the area, a marae... Read More

State Highway 2 is closed while emergency services attend a crash near Te Puna. Police received a report of a two-vehicle crash on SH2 near Loop Rd at around... Read More

A surge in afternoon rescues at Mount Maunganui on Saturday has prompted renewed safety warnings from Surf Lifesaving New Zealand, after shifting sandbanks,... Read More

Rescuers hacked through dense bush to reach an injured teen kayaker in the Bay of Plenty on Wednesday night, carrying him to safety up a steep track through... Read More

Tauranga Te Papa Rotary Club members have spent several hours during this school year supporting Welcome Bay School as it rolls out the new literacy and numeracy... Read More

Half a dozen Lotto players woke up richer this morning, with one lucky ticketholder winning $700,000 in last night's draw. That prize, the biggest of the... Read More

A new website has been launched to help people support others to make their own choices - large or small. Whaimana - Support My Decisions at www.supportmydecisions.nz... Read More