Although it is still winter, 5500 Western Bay of Plenty youngsters are ready to enjoy some cricket, with the cricket awareness programme starting this week. The... Read More

Lochlainn O'Connor came within inches of a world record as a boutique Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service team came away with nine gold medals at the Australian... Read More

Throughout the months of August and September a city-wide liquefaction hazard study will be carried out. During this time you may see a small vehicle mounted... Read More

'Reports of yet another full public hospital struggling to cope with the winter influx of patients is more evidence of a public health system under extreme pressure,”... Read More

The head of Stats NZ has resigned following the release of a report into the botched 2018 online census. The government statistician and Stats NZ chief executive... Read More

With registrations already open, the New Zealand Chinese Language Week 2019 is shaping up to be the biggest week yet. Now in its fifth year, the Kiwi-led initiative... Read More

According to the REINZ house price index which measures the changing value of property in the market, the Bay of Plenty has increased by 6.5 per cent from July... Read More

A new three year women's agreement has been reached in principle by the New Zealand Cricket and the New Zealand Cricket Players Association. Under the Women's... Read More

One of New Zealand's longest running national contemporary art awards is now open for entries. The 2020 Molly Morpeth Canaday Award 3D - will focus on three... Read More

Scientists are advising people to prune their lilly pilly hedges this month, as research shows pruning in the winter can prevent the spread of a nasty fungal infection... Read More

The University of Waikato has announced a new Bachelor of Health degree and Certificate in Health and Wellbeing. The university are aiming to put wellbeing and... Read More

A new programme aimed at equipping year nine students with the skills they need to counter peer pressure to drink alcohol has launched in Tauranga. The programme... Read More