Te Puke News

New Te Puke fund launched with $45k legacy

The Te Puke Community Charitable Trust has formally re-settled its remaining funds to establish the Te Puke Community Fund, in partnership with the Eastern Bay... Read More

Book Drive organiser awed by community generosity

More than 100 books were dropped at The Hub Te Puke.. They will be added to the Christmas parcels that are being distributed to needy families by The Hub... Read More

Life breathed back into Te Puke’s old theatre

After having had doors that were barred and bolted for more than three years, Te Puke's Capitol Theatre is enjoying a renaissance. Under the Experience Te Puke... Read More

A guide to enjoy summer in WBOP

From library opening hours and rubbish collections to freedom camping, dog walking and cycle trails, Western Bay of Plenty District Council has put together... Read More

Fundraising to home Pongakawa heritage

A fledgling Pongakawa Heritage Centre doesn't need a house - it already has one - but it does need a helping hand to make it a home. The idea for permanent... Read More

Hanging up the clippers after 54 years

There aren't too many hair follicles in Te Puke that Wayne Reid hasn't seen. Apart from a short break away from barbering, Reid has been cutting hair in Te Puke... Read More

Summer in the Park fun set to return

A series of daytime activities aimed at helping kids and parents get through the school holidays is happening again in January. The Colab-organised Summer... Read More

Summer reading challenges at Te Puke library

Te Puke Library's Summer Reading Programmes are just around the corner. The programmes are aimed at two age groups - for teen readers there's a creative book... Read More

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