A blessing ceremony on Wednesday marked the beginning of construction for the new Gate Pā Community Centre. The 500sq m facility would provide a... Read More

Te Puke Library is offering a chance to get craftily creative before the town's Christmas Float parade. For the past six months, the library has been hosting... Read More

Tauranga residents who want to keep their streets sealed in asphalt should pay for it themselves. That's the message from Tauranga City Council to those... Read More

Tauranga 11-year-old Harry Oxenham refuses to let Type 1 diabetes and cystic fibrosis stop him from eating nine Weet-Bix for breakfast, striving to meet an All... Read More

The energy levels at Mount Maunganui beach were high, as well as the waves, on day one of the International Surf Rescue Challenge. A total... Read More

A rāhui in place at a Mount Maunganui beach following a man's death is expected to last for a week. Police and other emergency services were called to the... Read More

Two Bay Boardriders will battle the waves in Peru next month when representing New Zealand at the junior world surfing championships. Mount Maunganui surfers... Read More

Western Bay of Plenty District Council is seeking community views on a proposal to develop a new medical centre on a section of the Beach Road Recreation Reserve. Primary... Read More

A trailer that broke free from a South Taranaki man's vehicle, crashing into a woman's car and instantly killing her, not only had 'excessive”... Read More

Zespri's counter-seasonal Zespri Global Supply (ZGS) programme is under way with about 33 million trays, or 118,800 tonnes, expected this year from orchards... Read More

Bethlehem College has expanded into Ōmokoroa by opening a preschool four months ago and has plans to build a primary school next door, with current schooling... Read More

The Government's sweeping overhaul of local government has been welcomed by the mayors of the Bay of Plenty's two biggest councils as a long-awaited chance to... Read More