OPINION As Russia's attacks on Ukrainian cities intensify and civilian deaths reach their highest monthly toll in more than four years, former Tauranga Mayor... Read More

The police Eagle helicopter, drones, boats, all-terrain vehicles and a plane have all been used in the search for missing Pukehina resident Ross Weir. Police... Read More

Professional tennis will return to the Bay of Plenty this December, with the EVES Open set to bring another week of world-class competition to Pāpāmoa Tennis... Read More

Hundreds of Western Bay households may be putting out rubbish without paying for it, prompting a council crackdown on fake pay-as-you-throw tags and a warning... Read More

Police leading the search for a missing Bay of Plenty man have established a base at the Pukehina surf club. Ross, aged 71, was reported missing from... Read More

A winning Lotto First Division ticket has been sold in Katikati. Three players nationwide shared the big prize, each taking home $333,333 in last night's... Read More

A burning tree blocking the road sparked some classic Kiwi ingenuity when locals grabbed shovels and water bottles to clear it in 10 minutes. The tree fell... Read More

Tauranga MP Sam Uffindell says a 'huge question mark has to hang over” the future of the council's chief executive in light of the review into the... Read More

Bay of Plenty sporting stars Dame Lisa Carrington, Lewis Clareburt, Hayden Wilde and Stacey Waaka are among the New Zealand athletes featured in the new-look... Read More

A damning review into the deadly Mount Maunganui landslide has revealed a litany of failures by authorities who 'missed several opportunities” to evacuate... Read More

Police are appealing for sightings of a man missing from his Bay of Plenty home. Ross was last seen on Tuesday night and was reported missing from his Pukehina... Read More

Hundreds of native trees are now taking root at a Tauranga reserve after volunteers helped restore a local wetland ecosystem. Forty people from the World... Read More