Forget Egypt, Katikati is the place to be next month if you want to enjoy some creative outdoors fun constructing scarecrows - with two separate competitions... Read More

Mount Maunganui's aviation museum this week took possession of a rare jet which it plans to use to restore another of the same aircraft already in the hangar. A... Read More

The Mount Maunganui RSA Chess Club will celebrate a major milestone next month by hosting its 20th one-day national-level chess tournament. The Bay of Plenty... Read More

The Mount Maunganui landslide tragedy has taken lives, shattered families, and had a profound effect on locals and visitors. NZME journalist and Mount local... Read More

Fine weather and 'exceptional efforts” by contractors has seen State Highway 25 between Whangamatā and Whiritoa reopen this morning, NZ Transport... Read More

The recovery operation at Mount Maunganui is now entering into week two after the deadly landslide at Mt Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park. So far, three of... Read More

The remains of Morrinsville woman Lisa Anne Maclennan have been formally identified in an identification hearing. The 50-year-old, who was the literacy... Read More

Lifeguards and emergency service helpers have been quickly removing rescue equipment from the Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service building this morning. Reporters... Read More

Road crews will be preparing a temporary asphalt surface for the section of State Highway 2 Matatā to Edgecumbe damaged by last week's weather events. The... Read More

Mount Maunganui's lifeguard clubhouse at the base of Mauao has been 'declared unsafe to occupy” following last Thursday's landslide. The multimillion-dollar... Read More

The first two Mount Maunganui victims have been formally identified by the coroner as Max Furse-Kee, who would have turned 16 yesterday - and Måns Loke... Read More

Western Bay of Plenty was not spared from the deluge of severe weather that hit the North Island on January 21-22. The storm swept through the Western Bay... Read More