Crews have battled a house fire near Ōpōtiki in the eastern Bay of Plenty overnight. A Fire and Emergency NZ spokeswoman said they were called to the... Read More

Footage has emerged of a man appearing to smoke meth on a public bus as fellow passengers sit nearby. A passenger on the Tauranga bus posted a clip of... Read More

Ōmokoroa student Koen McKenzie has been named as the first recipient of Momenta's new award for people with lived experience of disability in the Bay of... Read More

Western Bay of Plenty District Council is encouraging people to get to know their local Community Emergency Hub - before they need it. Recent heavy rain... Read More

The New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) returns to Tauranga from August 28 to September 7 with a packed programme including a hotly anticipated Jacinda... Read More

Knitters, weavers and crocheters are invited to create a scarf for a veteran to let them know they are not forgotten. Operation Wrapped in Remembrance is... Read More

As more than 800kg of Bay of Plenty-knitted goodies are shipped across the world to warm Eastern Europeans, back here Operation Cover-Up's co-ordinator needs... Read More

A driving force behind some of Tauranga's largest suburb's most iconic events and initiatives has stepped down after six years. Julia Manktelow resigned from... Read More

An 87-year-old Matua man is feeling happy after completing a chilly 33.3km Saturday row from Tauranga Harbour to Bowentown Boating and Sport Fishing Club one... Read More

'Frustrated locals” have vandalised parking machines in Tauranga in an attempt to stall paid parking, a business owner believes. Four Tauranga City... Read More

Rotorua Police arrested a man in the suburb of Glenhome yesterday morning, after he failed to stop for Police when signalled for dangerous driving in the Mangakakahi... Read More

The place is buzzing, humming and crackling. The sounds of electricity - tiny, charged electrons creating a vital force of energy. Driving the world. Driving... Read More