Te Puke News

Christmas parade delivers ‘fabulous’ day

It was a parade for the ages. The Seeka Te Puke Christmas Float Parade delivered in spades on Saturday, December 6, with about 40 entries and a colossal... Read More

Retirement village marks redevelopment milestone

Members of the Bupa Te Puke community, plus past and present residents, staff and whānau, came together last week for a special blessing at Bupa Te Puke Retirement... Read More

Free bar crossing seminar for boaties

New Zealand Coastguard's free bar awareness roadshow will be in Te Puke next week. Focusing on the Maketū/Kaituna Cut, the seminar will provide information... Read More

Blayde’s fight: Rare syndrome, big dreams

Four-year-old Blayde Arnold from Te Puke has a huge entourage of specialists, endless medical appointments and physical therapy treatments. It's all to make... Read More

Speedway teen excels

Paengaroa's George Crawford has taken a significant increase in horsepower in his stride. The speedway driver has stepped up from an entry-level racing class... Read More

Te Puke house shooting: Social media video appears

Footage has emerged on social media that appears to show a drive-by shooting of a Bay of Plenty house. Police cordoned off part of Atuaroa Ave in Te Puke... Read More

Bookstore owner finds way to pay it forward

Books are the engines of learning. That's the belief of Te Puke Paper Plus owner Stuart Gunn, who has come up with a way of helping those less fortunate to have... Read More

Director reflects as Te Puke cinema reopens

It was July 2014 when Te Puke's Capital Theatre hosted the world premiere of locally-made movie, ‘The Z Nail Gang'. Fast-forward 11 years and this weekend,... Read More

Horses lead disconnected teens on healing journey

The healing power of horses is behind a pilot programme aiming to engage teenagers who are disconnected from the education system. Natural Mystic is based... Read More

Crafty fun before the Santa parade

Te Puke Library is offering a chance to get craftily creative before the town's Christmas Float parade. For the past six months, the library has been hosting... Read More

Oakes death: Third person charged with murder

A third person has been charged with the murder of Tristan Oakes in the Bay of Plenty town of Te Puke. The 29-year-old was found critically injured from a... Read More

Surfer turns forecast chaos into AI surf tool

For most people, surfing is a simple pastime. But the increased availability of technology to help surfers find the best waves seems to have brought with it... Read More