Wairiki MP Tamati Coffey stands by his comments that the Pare Hauraki settlement was signed off by the previous government. The claim caused a nationwide backlash,... Read More

An 'emergency survival kit' for people who can't cope with the impending plastic bag ban is up for sale on Trade Me. The government is aiming to... Read More

Papamoa moved to within a point of WaiBop Premiership leaders Tauranga Boys' College on Saturday after a convincing 4-0 win over Tauranga Blue Rovers at Gordon Spratt... Read More

Western Bay of Plenty Police are seeking to locate Adrian John Rewiri, after he failed to appear in the Tauranga District Court. Rewiri had been scheduled... Read More

Western Bay of Plenty District Council is on the countdown to the opening of Katikati's newest public facility, The Centre - Pātuki Manawa. The opening is being... Read More

A major logistical exercise to reach probably the country's most exotic football destination proved fruitless for Tauranga City as they went down to Waiheke United... Read More

Bay of Plenty primary school teachers are the next to be hitting the streets, demanding better pay and improved working conditions. The strike follows a vote,... Read More

UPDATE 3.30pm: The train that was blocking the intersection of Hewletts and Maunganui roads has been moved. A police spokesperson says that the train is not... Read More

The Government has announce that hundreds of women working in education, who have fought for years to be paid fairly, are to get a pay rise of up to 30 per cent... Read More

Homes in Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty are without power this afternoon. A power outage has been reported in both the Judea and Whakamarama areas. According... Read More

A Tauranga barber's mission to get men to open up has taken him to Puhoi. Sam Dowdall, also known as The Barter Barber, was one of the many drawcards at the... Read More

The human skull fished up from Tauranga Harbour has been identified. Detective Sergeant Alan Kingsbury says the skull has been identified by a pathologist as... Read More