Pāpāmoa's Heavenly Gifts Op Shop is celebrating their second birthday, and their fundraising efforts to generously donate of $100,000 for Pāpāmoa youth. Shop... Read More

With only one week left to snap up early-bird tickets for the Bay of Plenty Garden & Art Festival on November 14-17, festival enthusiasts are activating their... Read More

Health New Zealand is scrapping Covid-19 sick leave for health workers from next week, despite the recent spike in cases and deaths. From July 14, doctors,... Read More

Two Colombians and a New Zealander have been jailed for their part in importing millions of dollars of cocaine from Colombia. Justice Cameron Mander sentenced... Read More

The race was on as Western Bay councillors scrambled to don their life jacket first. The challenge was set by Aquatic Survival Skills, an organisation seeking... Read More

Opportunity shop workers in Katikati arrive to work faced with piles of unusable clothes or worse, trash dumped at their doorsteps most days. Waipuna... Read More

Increasing the recreational daily catch limit for kina around the northeastern North Island and a new special permit to remove kina will help tackle kina... Read More

Dumped roosters are roaming Whakatāne's rural roads, but residents concerned for their welfare say it's hard to get anyone to take responsibility. 'Dumping... Read More

A new retirement village in Mount Maunganui is upsetting neighbours and drawing attention to fast-tracking legislation. The development was given the go ahead... Read More

Merivale Community Centre staff and volunteers are determined to keep their services running for those who need them - despite temporarily not having a building... Read More

Fire and emergency are currently responding to a campervan fire in Gate Pā. A fire and emergence spokesperson says they responded with two fire trucks to... Read More

The Highfield stormwater pond in Katikati is being dredged and deepened to improve its ability to hold and treat water before it is released into the Uretara... Read More