Tauranga has officially returned to democracy with mayor Mahé Drysdale and his team of councillors being sworn in. Tauranga City Council's inaugural... Read More

Ten new dog teams from Police and Customs have graduated today from the New Zealand Police Dog Training Centre in Trentham to embark on duties protecting our... Read More

Bay of Plenty residents will have bleary eyes this weekend as they watch local athletes compete in 2024′s Paris Olympic Games. New Zealand has, at time... Read More

A rare disturbance in the weather above Antarctica will continue to bring unusually cold air to New Zealand. NIWA says each winter, a ring of stormy, freezing... Read More

Tauranga residents will get the chance to relive the 1970s and 1980s when international superstars Boy George, Little River Band (50th Anniversary Tour), Bonnie... Read More

Engineers involved in a failed $29m transport hub in Tauranga face a disciplinary hearing next week. The Harington Transport Hub in central Tauranga had already... Read More

Tauranga's Mercury Baypark will be the epicentre of cheer and excitement this Saturday, August 3, as it hosts the highly anticipated ‘Battle in the Bay'... Read More

A Bay of Plenty forestry company today expects to resume operations suspended since a digger driver died when his machine became submerged on Wednesday. WorkSafe... Read More

A phone scam is trending in the community where a scammer is pretending to be a police officer to take advantage of people, particularly vulnerable and older... Read More

Former Tauranga commissioner Shadrach Rolleston has landed a new role with the Hauraki District Council as it weighs up an application by Oceana Gold to rezone... Read More

Freedom campers potentially face more restrictions in the Eastern Bay of Plenty as two local councils look to clamp down on over night stays in some areas. Whakatāne... Read More

The new Tauranga City Council will hold its inaugural meeting this afternoon with a swearing in ceremony where new mayor Mahé Drysdale will choose his... Read More