More than 100 hectares of unique farmland and native bush is being gifted to the Bay of Plenty in the hope it will become a regional park. Former Bay of Plenty... Read More

A multi-day youth music festival that could attract thousands of people to Whangamatā over Christmas and the new year has received opposition from authorities. Ollie... Read More

KidsCan is welcoming the government's announcement of a new early childhood food programme to support 10,000 preschoolers living in poverty. Since 2019,... Read More

At 9 years old, Tauranga kart racer Nico Thomasen is showing a lot of potential and a bright future. Nico's mum, Shannon Thomasen, says he is undecided about... Read More

Two young doctors from Whakatāne and Tauranga Hospitals shared their thoughts as they joined their colleagues on Tuesday in a strike for fair pay and improved... Read More

A 10-personnel Royal New Zealand Navy contingent has completed a six-week deployment supporting the Fiji Ministry of Fisheries to counter illegal, unreported... Read More

Kiwis are this morning waking to frosts, snow, and bone-chilling winds - but with it comes dry, fine and sunny conditions for most. The National Institute... Read More

New World Brookfield is once again teaming up with Tauranga-based start-up GoGenerosity to tackle food insecurity in the Ōtūmoetai area. Building on the... Read More

The speech will be livestreamed at the top of this page from about 7.30am. Finance Minister Nicola Willis is making a pre-Budget speech to the... Read More

A 'horrified” Tauranga pet owner is seeking justice for his beloved cat who was shot with an air rifle and badly injured. A veterinarian says it is... Read More

A Tauranga and Papamoa Lotto player are among the 11 winners celebrating a $25,000 win. Each winning player will receive $25,534 from Lotto's second division... Read More

Kopeopeo business people and their customers have had enough of rough sleepers on the footpaths outside their shops - but the people sleeping there say they... Read More