Tauranga's popular annual Zinefest will in future be administered by Tauranga Arts Festival following Zinefest co-founder and director Hannah Wynn gifting it to... Read More

One lucky Lotto player from Mount Maunganui will be celebrating after winning $16,722 with Lotto Second Division in Saturday night's live Lotto draw. The winning... Read More

Ben Pick is turning the power up on our region's history this weekend by hosting a talk on the Omanawa Falls Power Station. This Sunday, July 2, from 2pm-3pm... Read More

Would you like to be a part of a creative celebration of environmental consciousness today? Head along to Mount Maunganui and get involved in a free community... Read More

The New Zealand Squash Championships quarterfinals are being contested today with semifinals to follow in the afternoon. It was an action packed first day of... Read More

State Highway 2 between Gisborne and Ōpōtiki will reopen for day-time travel under stop/go traffic management from next Tuesday. The stretch of highway between... Read More

Bay of Plenty schools are celebrating after presenting a range of powerful performances at this year's ShowQuest competition. The Sir Howard Morrison Centre came... Read More

It's a stitch-up! A hand-crafted collaborative work has won the People's Choice Award in this year's Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award. It was decided by... Read More

In a world that often whizzes by at breakneck speed, there exists a tranquil realm that beckons us to pause, look up, and embrace the wonders of the universe. Nestled... Read More

Matariki Tauranga Moana celebrations are in full swing, with an enchanting week of storytelling and kōrero ahead. Enjoy an evening screening of Whetū Mārama... Read More

It was a disaster…. 'Because I put in three or four months of hard work building that plane and it crashed, and was destroyed in about 10 seconds flat.” ... Read More

It was sad but serendipitous at the same time. A Bay of Islands family, beset by tragedy, needed a big strong boat. Another family, a Tauranga family, beset by... Read More