News
01:08pm Mon 20 Apr, 2026
A Bay of Plenty Lotto player is celebrating a welcome windfall after winning $29,497 in Saturday night's Lotto second division draw. The local win was one... Read More
11:00am Mon 20 Apr, 2026
Some nursing students are resorting to buy now, pay later to fill up their fuel tanks, a student leader says. She says fuel price increases have also... Read More
08:09am Mon 20 Apr, 2026
UPDATED Surface flooding has caused a school to close in Eastern Bay of Plenty after a lightning and thunderstorm passed over the region this morning. A... Read More
08:00am Mon 20 Apr, 2026
The Anglican Parish of Gate Pā invites the community to a short service on April 29 to mark the 162nd anniversary of the Battle of Pukehinahina - Gate Pā. Commemoration... Read More
07:00am Mon 20 Apr, 2026
Tauranga will host one combined Anzac Day civic service this year, with Mount Maunganui not having its own for the first time. There will be several dawn... Read More
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06:14am Mon 20 Apr, 2026
The clean-up continues today after a tornado - or possibly tornadoes - ripped through Tauranga early yesterday. Damage was reported in Ōtūmoetai,... Read More
06:00am Mon 20 Apr, 2026
Bay of Plenty residents are encouraged to snap up tickets to two live music events at Totara Street this month, which will support victims of the deadly January... Read More
04:49pm Sun 19 Apr, 2026
The Royal New Zealand Navy Band is coing to town to perform pop hits from throughout the generations on Monday, April 20, in a free concert at Mount Maunganui. The... Read More
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04:16pm Sun 19 Apr, 2026
Welcome Bay ward councillor Hautapu Baker spent the day helping clean up Maungatapu Marae and the Rangataua Sports and Cultural Club, which were badly hit by the... Read More
02:49pm Sun 19 Apr, 2026
The Tauranga branch of the New Zealand Red Cross is calling on the community to donate preloved curtains, as its curtain bank faces a shortage. Branch president... Read More
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12:14pm Sun 19 Apr, 2026
MetService believes one or more tornadoes touched down across Tauranga early today, as powerful wind gusts brought significant damage to homes. 'That looks... Read More
10:42am Sun 19 Apr, 2026
Enrolment pop-ups and a community fund are just two ways the Electoral Commission will be supporting people to get enrolled in time for this year's election... Read More
29-Oct 09:00
Man's skull fractured in pub hammer attack
29-Oct 08:00
First patrol weekend: 19 rescued on Saturday alone
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
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