A full day of festive entertainment is on tomorrow, December 6, from 10am-4pm as Tauranga's Christmas in the Park gets under way for 2025. The annual community-focused... Read More

The hard, hot work of a group of Lions chopping up firewood this year has turned into a $3000 boost for the Bay of Plenty Times Christmas Appeal. The six-week... Read More

Bay of Plenty consumers and customers, listen up! The winners of the 2025 New Zealand Most Trusted Business Awards have been announced, shining a light on the... Read More

Tomorrow, December 6, is the day Santa comes to town. The Seeka Te Puke Christmas Float Parade will leave its gathering point behind the Te Puke Memorial Hall... Read More

Another children's coloured sand has been recalled as ongoing testing uncovers widespread asbestos contamination of the popular play products. A product recall... Read More

Four-year-old Blayde Arnold from Te Puke has a huge entourage of specialists, endless medical appointments and physical therapy treatments. It's all to make... Read More

Three flavours of Tom & Luke Snackaballs have been recalled because of the possible presence of hard plastic. New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS) said the organisation... Read More

Police have named the person who died in an Eastern Bay of Plenty crash this week. She was Ngahina Takarangi, 44, of Whakatāne. Another person was seriously... Read More

The Rotokākahi Board of Control has aired its grievances at the High Court in Rotorua about the process to install a sewerage pipeline near a sacred lake. Rotorua... Read More

Surf lifeguards from Hot Water Beach through to Tairāwhiti Gisborne have been put through their paces this week at Mount Maunganui Main Beach as part of a two-day... Read More

Paengaroa's George Crawford has taken a significant increase in horsepower in his stride. The speedway driver has stepped up from an entry-level racing class... Read More

Wet and wild weather swept across the North Island yesterday as an active low-pressure system moved overhead. More than 17,000 lightning strikes were recorded... Read More