It's never too early to get festive and now is the perfect time to start building your float for the 2025 Seeka Te Puke Christmas Float Parade, set to bring... Read More

Bookrapt - Bay of Plenty Children's Literature Association - is gearing up for a storytelling extravaganza as it sets to host a morning of inspiring, fun, and... Read More

This week is National Volunteer Week. It's a week to honour the collective energies and efforts of volunteers across New Zealand and a time to recognise and... Read More

Organisers of this year's Matariki celebrations in Te Puke have put tangata whenua at the front of the stage. Sam Hema, director of Hemasphere Ltd Consultancy,... Read More

There's a new face looking after Te Puke's younger library-going community. Robyn Baker is the new children and teens librarian at Te Puke Library. She... Read More

This month marks a milestone for Te Puke-based Kiwicoast Lions, which will hold its 30th book fair over Matariki weekend. The book fair is almost a year-round... Read More

Imagine it - no TV, no tablets, no tech. Te Puke Primary School students took to the Baycourt stage in Tauranga last week and, with their imagining of what... Read More

Western Bay of Plenty District Council has set its direction for this year's rates - with an average increase of 8.92%. This remains below the 10.13 % average... Read More

A local competition is on to help stop the spread of moth plant weed, with prizes up for grabs for those who can collect the most pods. Moth plant is a fast-growing,... Read More

Comvita has been an ever-present in Paengaroa for five decades. The company recently celebrated its 50th anniversary with an open day at its headquarters,... Read More

Te Ranga School's possum and pest hunt was rebooted last year and is on again this weekend. The event began in 1998 as a pig and possum hunt, but until last... Read More

A Te Puke meals on wheels service, canned last year, has been revived. The service, provided for around a decade by CHT Healthcare Trust's Glynavon Care Home,... Read More