The Tauranga branch of the New Zealand Red Cross is calling on the community to donate preloved curtains, as its curtain bank faces a shortage. Branch president... Read More

Enrolment pop-ups and a community fund are just two ways the Electoral Commission will be supporting people to get enrolled in time for this year's election... Read More

A tornado reportedly ripped through parts of Tauranga last night, with damage reported in several areas following a night of wild weather. A Fire and Emergency... Read More

Loud squeals of delight could be heard from kilometres away on April 2. A school's back field went from green to kaleidoscopic - and students' faces lit up brighter... Read More

A 'major step” forward for indoor sport in the Bay of Plenty has been reached, with $5 million committed to a new multi-purpose community centre. Tect... Read More

Tweed suits, polished boots and the low rumble of vintage engines will once again roll through Tauranga next month, as the city joins a global movement raising... Read More

Thousands of people are expected to line Tauranga's waterfront when the Great Tauranga Duck Race annual fundraiser returns this Sunday. Organised by the Tauranga... Read More

The two boys killed when a riverbank collapsed at a popular Kawerau swimming spot have been named as Pauly Lloyd, 10, and Luti Maui Mafi, 11. Mafi was... Read More

A resident says Kawerau town is 'silent” today as locals mourn a fatal incident at the Tarawera River. The community has been left reeling after the... Read More

With red poppies on shop counters and in volunteers' hands across the city, the community is being called on to support those who have served our country. Poppy... Read More

The two children who died in the Tarawera River tragedy in the Bay of Plenty were local boys aged 10 and 11. Emergency services were called to the river,... Read More

UPDATED 3.43PM: Two people have died after a water-related incident in the in the Bay of Plenty. Eastern Bay of Plenty Area Commander Phil Gillbanks... Read More