By RNZ Severe thunderstorm warnings are in place for the Auckland region with MetService saying they could lead to very heavy downpours. MetService... Read More

This Christmas, Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries and the Mount Maunganui Lions are inviting the community to turn small acts of kindness into big memories... Read More

UPDATE: A fire at a home in Pyes Pa has now been extinguished. Firefighters from Mount Maunganui, Tauranga and Greerton stations were called to the blaze... Read More

Residents of the Bay of Plenty now have an unofficial name, or a demonym, to go by: 'Boppers”. Bay of Plenty MP Tom Rutherford discovered the Bay of... Read More

For more than 600 days, Skeeter has called the SPCA Rotorua Centre home. This lovable, loyal, and mischievous mixed-breed dog has been waiting patiently for... Read More

Surf lifeguards patrolling beaches over the weekend performed 11 rescues nationwide, a sharp drop from the 65 rescues the previous weekend. However, Surf... Read More

When Andrea Atkinson moved into her new home, she pictured her first Christmas there glowing with festive lights. But one slip off a ladder threatened... Read More

A jam-packed line-up of festivals, food, music and family fun is about to hit the Tauranga and Western Bay region. Nineteen local events have secured a share... Read More

Emergency lights and sirens will ring across the Western Bay of Plenty and Tauranga on tonight, as annual Emergency Services Foodbank Food Drives take place. Collections... Read More

An experienced Pāpāmoa cyclist is glad to be alive after being hit by a ute's wing mirror during the Taupō Enduro. Tod Penberthy said he had completed... Read More

Tauranga's annual celebration of inclusion and community spirit returns this coming week with Celebrate Together 2025 - a social circus-driven festival marking... Read More

Tauranga Women's Refuge is in the process of piloting a rangatahi programme, called Whakamoeariki, for teen boys focused on creating and strengthening a link... Read More