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BoP filmmaker joins producer accelerator NZ cohort

An opportunity to sharpen her producing expertise is one Ōpōtiki film-maker Kim Webby has embraced after being selected as one of five recipients of the 2026... Read More

Mauao landslide information website launched

Tauranga City Council has launched a new public website providing centralised access to documents and updates relating to the Mauao landslide. The new... Read More

Empty yacht washes ashore at Mount in wild surf

A yacht has grounded at Mount Maunganui. Police have been called to the end of Tay St, where the yacht, which they said was called Heloise, has beached. 'It... Read More

Tauranga flights reduced amid jet fuel price spike

Air New Zealand is temporarily reducing flights to and from Tauranga in response to surging global jet fuel prices from ongoing Middle East tensions. Air... Read More

Food insecurity surges across New Zealand regions

Food insecurity has become a widespread issue impacting every region and income bracket in New Zealand, a new report has found. One in three households have... Read More

Flights cancelled due to volcanic ash cloud

Some flights out of Tauranga have been cancelled because of ash from the Whakaari/White Island volcano. Air New Zealand told the Herald it cancelled 19... Read More

BOP bathers left in the cold by steam bore issues

Pool users haven't been able to enjoy their regular hot soak at Kawerau's Maurie Kjar Aquatic Centre for a few months. Kawerau District Council is asking... Read More

Grandmother to support accused owner in court

A grandmother says she will stand up in court to support the person accused of owning a dog that killed her 4-year-old grandson. Timothy Tu'uaki Rolleston-Bryan... Read More

Two weather systems to squeeze New Zealand

New Zealand will be squeezed between two weather systems at the end of the week, bringing strong winds and heavy showers to both ends of the country. MetService... Read More

Tauranga lagging as housing affordability improves

Housing affordability is at the best level in almost a decade, but the effect is not being felt evenly. Cotality has released data that shows the national... Read More

The Kiwi who can race up a wall in five seconds

From climbing trees at Tauranga Intermediate to representing New Zealand at the Paris Olympics, Bay of Plenty speed climber Julian David is sprinting to the... Read More

Tauranga family's off‑grid bush escape

For the Fairbairn family, holiday means being helicoptered into a remote piece of private land in the Ahimanawa Range, between Taupō and Napier, to live off-grid... Read More