From climbing trees at Tauranga Intermediate to representing New Zealand at the Paris Olympics, Bay of Plenty speed climber Julian David is sprinting to the... Read More

For the Fairbairn family, holiday means being helicoptered into a remote piece of private land in the Ahimanawa Range, between Taupō and Napier, to live off-grid... Read More

Motorists across Tauranga say they are already feeling the squeeze as petrol prices continue to rise, with many bracing for the possibility of further increases... Read More

A Cambodian-born baker whose first language isn't English has risen to the top of New Zealand's baking ranks, proving skill speaks louder than words. Kéo... Read More

Warning: Distressing content A Mount Maunganui woman hospitalised after a violent dog attack says she is 'disgusted” and 'traumatised” after... Read More

The devil, royal titles, and cannabis strains all feature on the Department of Internal Affairs' list of declined baby names for 2025. A proactively-released... Read More

Resilience work on the Ruahihi Bluffs along State Highway 29 is now complete. Contractors have removed large loose rocks and installed additional reinforcement... Read More

A sizzling culinary showdown is heading back to Mount Maunganui as the Battle of the Snack returns for its fourth year. Hosted by Tourism Bay of Plenty and... Read More

A Tauranga highway has reopened following a diesel spill. State Highway 29A near Oropi Rd was closed this morning while the spill was cleared with traffic... Read More

It's been an eventful four years for Kind of a Big Deal, the online comedy duo of Otago alumni Ryan Forlong and Bryn Fredheim. From busy stints generating... Read More

Heartbroken and exhausted by years of uncertainty, Karen Holland is issuing a desperate plea for answers as the fourth anniversary of her son's disappearance... Read More

Superheroes are strong - but so are cancer fighters. That's the message one group of runners wants to portray as they don superhero costumes for the... Read More