News
10:00am Sat 02 May, 2026
A major expansion at Pāpāmoa Plaza is taking shape, with a new large-format retail building set to strengthen the shopping centre's role in the growing coastal... Read More
09:00am Sat 02 May, 2026
A Tauranga-born performer is stepping into one of musical theatre's most iconic roles as the hit production Heathers The Musical heads to New Zealand. Calista... Read More
06:00am Sat 02 May, 2026
Three people from Tauranga are in France this week for the 2026 Men's Roller Derby World Cup - and two are women. Mount Maunganui husband and wife Ray and... Read More
06:00pm Fri 01 May, 2026
People are advised not to collect or consume shellfish gathered from the Eastern Bay of Plenty region because of the presence of paralytic shellfish toxins. 'Routine... Read More
05:00pm Fri 01 May, 2026
An empty car seat prompted an urgent search in the pitch black for a possible fourth person involved in a deadly late-night crash in the National Park area. Manjinder... Read More
04:24pm Fri 01 May, 2026
Restoration of Mauao will begin next week, Tauranga Mayor Mahé Drysdale has told residents at a community meeting. And the council is investigating... Read More
04:00pm Fri 01 May, 2026
Pāpāmoa College is rallying around its local volunteer fire brigade with a fundraiser. Money raised from a car wash and sausage sizzle this Saturday from... Read More
03:08pm Fri 01 May, 2026
A police operation in the Otumoetai area may cause traffic delays, parents picking up children from schools are being warned. Letters sent to parents from... Read More
01:25pm Fri 01 May, 2026
Slip repair works on Poripori Rd in the Western Bay of Plenty will close the road to through traffic for eight weeks. The slips developed in 2023 during Cyclone... Read More
12:33pm Fri 01 May, 2026
A witness to a fire in Greerton describes hearing popping noises as flames and smoke billowed into the air. Trish Clouston was leaving the gym when she saw... Read More
11:45am Fri 01 May, 2026
Things will get very hot and spicy in Tauranga City tomorrow as the national final of the 2026 New Zealand National Chilli Eating Challenge comes to town! Tauranga... Read More
10:20am Fri 01 May, 2026
The popular Wairere Falls Track in Waikato will need at least $150,000 in repairs, the Department of Conservation (DoC) estimates. The track has been closed... Read More
29-Oct 06:00
Fraudsters use one-time passcode to steal $4800
28-Oct 17:00
Lifestyle block owners warned over El Niño
28-Oct 13:06
Homicide inquiry: Police seek car sightings
28-Oct 11:45
Allard lays down early title marker at Baypark
28-Oct 10:55
Alleged theft-linked vehicle crashes into water
28-Oct 10:00
Pilot escapes injury after propeller breaks
28-Oct 08:00
Bay players feature in ND season-opener squad
28-Oct 07:00
Wind, rain and colder temperatures to sweep BoP
28-Oct 06:00
Blind bowler's remarkable rise to the world stage
27-Oct 18:00
Brothers’ brush with death carries warning
27-Oct 17:00
Resident mows overgrown traffic island
27-Oct 14:00
Performer Suzanne Lynch no stranger to big stages
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