08:00am Fri 28 Mar, 2025
As well as a poignant tribute to jazz icon Rodger Fox, there will be new people, new music and exciting international acts to enjoy at this year's Port of Tauranga... Read More
07:30am Fri 28 Mar, 2025
They're not the typically big, gnarly, calloused hands of a man of the land. 'No. They're small.” Not farmers' hands, but are farmer's hands - because... Read More
07:00am Fri 28 Mar, 2025
Smaller non-government organisations (NGOs) will now have better access to the Government's Mental Health Innovation Fund following a funding threshold change. Minister... Read More
06:30am Fri 28 Mar, 2025
Flag football fun is coming to Mount Manganui's Blake Park on Wednesday, April 2, with more than 16 schools from across the Bay of Plenty participating. The... Read More
06:00am Fri 28 Mar, 2025
Friends and parents of a Te Puke school family have banded together to run a movie night fundraiser for one of their own facing adversity. Te Puke woman Sarena... Read More
08:00pm Thu 27 Mar, 2025
Beneficiaries sanctioned with money management cards will often be unable to pay rent, government data shows, putting them at risk of homelessness. The sanction... Read More
07:00pm Thu 27 Mar, 2025
Netball fans in Rotorua will enjoy a pre-season clash between Waikato Bay of Plenty Avis Magic and the Stars on April 4. The Rotorua Energy Events Centre... Read More
06:00pm Thu 27 Mar, 2025
A man has been arrested and charged following an ongoing homicide investigation in Kawerau. The 21-year-old man has been charged following the death of a... Read More
05:00pm Thu 27 Mar, 2025
A proposed 5G tower metres from a retired couple's house has angered Waimapu St residents in Greerton. They say they received little communication about its... Read More
04:00pm Thu 27 Mar, 2025
A $32,669 automated gate has been installed at a popular Lake Ōkataina boat ramp, near Rotorua, to better protect it from an invasive gold clam. It comes... Read More
03:00pm Thu 27 Mar, 2025
A Mangakino farmer convicted of animal cruelty and failing to properly feed hundreds of sheep and cattle says he should not be jailed. Warren George Michael... Read More
02:00pm Thu 27 Mar, 2025
A Rotorua man who kicked his dog in the ribcage before punching it in the head and throwing it on the ground has been sentenced to community service. The... Read More