International students have finally re-entered New Zealand again after two years of closed borders, and they are loving the opportunity to explore what Tauranga... Read More

The Government has secured monkeypox medicine tecovirimat which is expected to be available in New Zealand from late September. In addition Te Whatu Ora (Health... Read More

It could be considered a case of "while the cats are away, the mice will play", but just don't tell that to the racers who do show up for the third and final... Read More

There has been a member of Tarj Singh's family dairy farming in the Waikato since 1913. Today Tarj and his wife Raman are proud third generation farmers. Their... Read More

Rural Western Bay of Plenty residents will soon have easier access to recycling thanks to specially designed trailers. The trailers, which were part funded by... Read More

More than 1.7 million New Zealanders have contracted Covid-19 since the pandemic began, and according to research from the World Health Organisation around 10... Read More

Tauranga City Council has temporarily reduced the speed of the Tauranga Eastern Link Toll Road. The move is to encourage drivers to slow down to keep Tauranga... Read More

Tauranga firefighters are preparing for their second strike. Paid firefighters are expected to walk off the job from 11am to 12pm today. This follows the first... Read More

Maketu man Paul Haimona is standing for mayor because he is 'willing to make a difference”. Paul is contesting the Western Bay of Plenty mayoralty and standing... Read More

The number of cyber incidents reported to CERT NZ has remained constant from the first to second quarter of the year. But this doesn't mean it was quiet. CERT... Read More

Two unregistered raw milk operators have been fined for trying to circumvent the rules that regulate the sale and supply of raw milk. Both Paul Ashton of Lindsay... Read More

"It's time to get serious about play." This is the message from Sport Bay of Plenty's Heidi Lichtwark. Below, Heidi writes in response to a recent play... Read More