A litter of seven puppies dumped in Gisborne's Gray's Bush Reserve has been rescued after an off-duty Tauranga SPCA Inspector came across them while on holiday... Read More

'For my birthday, I'm raising money for the Mount Lions Club and you're coming with me!” says Zahnee Riley-Campbell, who plans to climb Mauao this week.... Read More

Benjamin Franklin once said: 'When the well's dry, we suddenly discover the true value of water”. Steve Burton, the man who manages the city's... Read More

The 2019/2020 cruise ship season is well underway. Today, there are three cruise ships scheduled to make their way into Tauranga port, leaving this afternoon.... Read More

When garbage guru Marty Hoffart landed from Canada 26 years ago he ran headlong into Kiwis' indifferent, even reckless, attitude to recycling. 'It was... Read More

A fundraiser for the Tauranga Hospital is being held this weekend in the form of a workshop. New Shoots Tauranga will be holding ‘Sensory Play Saturday'... Read More

This Sunday, between 6pm and 7pm, mobile phones across the country will beep loudly as the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management carries out its... Read More

Tauranga Mayor Tenby Powell is 'relieved and delighted” that Durham Street has reopened. Durham Street and Durham Lane were officially opened today by Kaumatua... Read More

Heatwave criteria is being challenged through the South Island's interior as the North Island enters a significant dry spell. Daytime temperatures are forecast... Read More

Bay of Plenty lock Baden Wardlaw has announced his immediate retirement from rugby because of an historic medical condition. The 29-year-old had realised his... Read More

Next year's BOP Garden and Art Festival will include a bike trail. That's one of the new aspects of the festival announced at the festival's one-year-out... Read More

Welcome Bay Road is open this morning following a serious crash. Police officers were forced to close down a section of the road, between James Cook Drive and... Read More