Senior secondary students from across the Bay of Plenty will take to the stage next week to share their perspectives on race relations in New Zealand in 2026's... Read More

Tauranga businesses are being encouraged to start designing, decorating and even engineering their entries for one of the city's most unusual corporate competitions. The... Read More

Four service dogs have been selected by artist Sam Allen to be featured in a mural at Memorial Park. The Weekend Sun is running a series of six ‘Service... Read More

For Liam and Mandy Ryan, the sound of jazz in Tauranga isn't just music - it's generations of young people finding their place. For more than a decade, the... Read More

Tauranga locals are being encouraged to dress up in costume and explore by bike or on foot through one of the city's most treasured natural spaces as part of... Read More

It's time to dress up in your best fungi-inspired costume and visit a fascinating world of fungi, when Fungi Fest returns to Tauranga this month with a mix of... Read More

'I've been growing orchids 61 years. My mother Rose gave me a plant the year I was married,” Bay of Plenty Orchid Society member Diane Hintz says. Admittedly,... Read More

Emergency services are responding to a single-vehicle crash in Mount Maunganui. Police received a report of a single-vehicle crash on Maunganui Rd near... Read More

This time each year, Melbourne based Kiwis make a special mission to find their feijoa hit. Aussies don't seem to get what all the fuss is about. When... Read More

A critical Western Bay of Plenty transport upgrade has been granted fast-track approval, Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop has announced. The NZ Transport... Read More

Workers, businesses, and families in the Bay of Plenty will be hit hard by the pressure of rising fuel costs caused by conflict in the Middle East, experts... Read More

From a lifetime of service to the promise of future leadership, the Western Bay Community Awards recognised those making a difference at every stage of life. A... Read More