News
12:00pm Sat 31 Jan, 2026
Everyday Western Bay of Plenty people can now get support to make their own meaningful difference in their community via a new fund being run by the Acorn Foundation. The... Read More
10:00am Sat 31 Jan, 2026
A community care centre has been set up in central Mount Maunganui to support those grieving after the fatal landslides in the Western Bay of Plenty and Tauranga... Read More
10:00am Sat 31 Jan, 2026
Forget Egypt, Katikati is the place to be next month if you want to enjoy some creative outdoors fun constructing scarecrows - with two separate competitions... Read More
09:00am Sat 31 Jan, 2026
Mount Maunganui's aviation museum this week took possession of a rare jet which it plans to use to restore another of the same aircraft already in the hangar. A... Read More
09:00am Sat 31 Jan, 2026
The Mount Maunganui RSA Chess Club will celebrate a major milestone next month by hosting its 20th one-day national-level chess tournament. The Bay of Plenty... Read More
06:00am Sat 31 Jan, 2026
The Mount Maunganui landslide tragedy has taken lives, shattered families, and had a profound effect on locals and visitors. NZME journalist and Mount local... Read More
08:00pm Fri 30 Jan, 2026
Fine weather and 'exceptional efforts” by contractors has seen State Highway 25 between Whangamatā and Whiritoa reopen this morning, NZ Transport... Read More
04:47pm Fri 30 Jan, 2026
The recovery operation at Mount Maunganui is now entering into week two after the deadly landslide at Mt Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park. So far, three of... Read More
03:59pm Fri 30 Jan, 2026
A Ni-Vanuatu migrant worker has pleaded not guilty to murdering a woman on a kiwifruit orchard in the Bay of Plenty. The 50-year-old man, who has interim... Read More
03:30pm Fri 30 Jan, 2026
Katikati is about to buzz this weekend as two mainstay events take place. The town's only twilight concert for 2026 is tomorrow night, January 31, at the... Read More
01:32pm Fri 30 Jan, 2026
The remains of Morrinsville woman Lisa Anne Maclennan have been formally identified in an identification hearing. The 50-year-old, who was the literacy... Read More
01:28pm Fri 30 Jan, 2026
Lifeguards and emergency service helpers have been quickly removing rescue equipment from the Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service building this morning. Reporters... Read More
31-Oct 16:00
Carnegie Hall soloists come home to Tauranga
31-Oct 16:00
Feedback sought on granny flat funding policy
31-Oct 12:00
Celebrate Brazilian culture at new library
31-Oct 06:00
Good, cheap reads and a great cause
30-Oct 18:02
WoF inspection changes kick in from November 1
30-Oct 18:00
Dead cats and 1950s bottles among rubbish haul
30-Oct 16:11
Tauranga rallies behind Tonga league team
30-Oct 16:00
Bay of Plenty weather improves for Halloween
30-Oct 14:00
Dry conditions heighten Guy Fawkes fire risk
30-Oct 11:45
Under The Stars looks for new home
30-Oct 11:00
Halloween events in Bay of Plenty
30-Oct 10:00
Mount cafes adapt to survive post-slip slump
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