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Big Bike Film night to spin your wheels!

Man attempting world-record swim joined by orca

Envirohub smashes recycling goal

Grant helps charity get more mince and milk

BoP instructors welcome shake-up to licence system

LOCAL

Scientist who transformed kiwifruit and avocados!

Waitangi Weekend weather settles after wet month

Safari offers 5 ways to grow food

Western Bay of Plenty residents are invited to step into...

Summer reading celebrated

Hundreds of children and their whānau gathered at Waipuna...

Tauranga unites for a dawn service at Mt Drury

Dawn broke over Hopukiore (Mt Drury) as more than 200...

From drizzle to sizzle: Heats build this weekend

Things are set to heat up this Waitangi Weekend, with Tauranga..

TRAFFIC & CRASHES

Man arrested in Pāpāmoa by armed police

Truck and car crash near Tauranga college

SH29 route shut for 5 nights for safety works

Five nights of road closures are being planned for a section...

Cambridge Rd lane reopened in time for school

The short section of Cambridge Rd that has been closed in...

VIDEOS

Gun spotted in car turns out to be a toy

Watch: Reckless driving caught on dashcam

Restoration begins at historic Monmouth Redoubt

Large garage fire extinguished in central Tauranga

Sunday morning orca surfing encounter

Zac Green readies for D1NZ drifting grand finals

COUNCIL

Feral felines force cat call limit in BOP town

Mount landslide area unlikely to remain a campsite

Western Bay severe storm relief fund tops $200k

More than $200,000 has been pledged by donors from across...

Mayor's 'confronting' days after deadly landslide

Two weeks ago today, about 9.30am, a landslide hit the Mount...

BLOGS

The joy of the Jam Factory

Music Plus with Winston Watusi [email protected] Perhaps...

XXV Winter Olympics to take centre stage

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid After...

Talking ‘kaboom’ with the kids

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny 5 February 2026 Dear...

Trace elements for human health – Part 1

Abundant Life with John Arts | abundant.co.nz I...

The day black clouds rolled over Mauao

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny It was one of those...

City physically and emotionally scarred

A message from Mayor Mahé with Mahé Drysdale Last...

Waitangi weekend festivals

Music Plus with Winston Watusi [email protected] Things...

An extremely challenging time for our community

Words from the Western Bay Mayor with James Denyer The...