More details have been revealed about the new purchaser of Maketū Pies after a lifeline for the business was announced last week. In a statement today,... Read More

Superheroes flooded into Pāpāmoa on Sunday morning for the Pak'nSave Pāpāmoa Superhero Santa Parade. 'We had over 100 superheroes in the parade today,”... Read More

With its fourth week coming to an end, the Bay of Plenty Times Christmas appeal total has risen above $110,000 in cash and food donations from the community. As... Read More

Top Kiwi golfer Ryan Fox has locked in another year of his golfing and fishing tournament in Waihī Beach, after a vastly successful 2024 edition again raised... Read More

You know that free-spirited friend, the one with way more disposable income than you? It is possible at some stage they will - if they have not already -... Read More

When Stoney Creek accounts administrator Donna Rieger was diagnosed with terminal cancer, owners Brent and Juanita McConnell stepped up, transforming her final... Read More

Voting is open for the 2024 Tremains Christmas Lights Trail through Tauranga and the Western Bay, with an 'outstanding” 62 homes and businesses lit up... Read More

The Pak'N Save Pāpāmoa Superhero Santa Parade is taking place this morning with expectations that this year's parade will be "the best yet". Parade... Read More

A group of eight GirlGuiding rangers from around the Bay of Plenty are preparing to head to Japan next year. The rangers are from three units - four from... Read More

The Japanese mantis shrimp (Oratosquilla oratoria) has been detected for the first time in the Bay of Plenty region. A single shrimp was captured in a trap... Read More

A local expert fears that Tauranga's most at-risk families will suffer from the closure of Parents Centre Aotearoa Trust creating uncertainty around the future... Read More

An official handover of a Christmas tradition stretching back two decades has happened in Welcome Bay. New owners of Welcome Bay Vet Clinic, Dr Hannah Bain... Read More