When Tracy Rhodes began firefighting in Whakatāne, it was a tough working environment for a woman. Growing up in Tāneatua where her dad was the chief... Read More

It has now been one week since the offer of reward was announced for information leading to the safe return of Ember, Maverick and Jayda Phillips. "It was... Read More

In July, Tauranga will choose who will be running their city for the first time in five years. A mayor and nine councillors will replace the four-person commission... Read More

Bay of Plenty youth presented their talents at the NZCT Chamber Music Contest, making it difficult for the adjudicator to judge them. Bay of Plenty District... Read More

A property development in Te Puke designed to provide much-needed housing for elderly residents is entering the next stage. Directors of the charitable company... Read More

The Department of Internal Affairs is making a significant upgrade to their Digital Child Exploitation Filtering System, which blocks access to websites known... Read More

As challenges go, they don't get much bigger than rowing across thousands of kilometres of the Pacific Ocean - and Detective Joe Konlechner can't wait to get... Read More

In July, Tauranga will choose who will be running their city for the first time in five years. A mayor and nine councillors will replace the four-person commission... Read More

Bay of Plenty's fledging filmmaker Malachi Steel, age 13, is celebrating after taking out third place at the Global Awards for the International Youth Silent... Read More

The Bay of Plenty film community is buzzing following an exciting finals night of stand-out short films created by 20 local teams for the Vista Foundation 48Hours... Read More

A guardian of a sacred lake near Rotorua alleges a crewman working on a nearby sewerage scheme threatened to kill him. It follows Rotorua Lakes Council applying... Read More

A tradie accused of defrauding 28 people of $87,000 for failing to complete work he'd promoted on social media wants to have his charges thrown because the... Read More