The Weekend Sun is running a series of eight ‘Summer Smart' stories with our good friend Elfie the Circus Elf helping us out to keep safe and healthy these... Read More

Police have released the names of the six people missing in the Mount Maunganui landslide: Lisa Anne Maclennan, 50, from Morrinsville Måns Loke Bernhardsson,... Read More

Film Bay of Plenty has announced a new professional development initiative aimed at strengthening the region's screen sector, with applications now open for... Read More

Bay of Plenty District Commander Superintendent Tim Anderson said authorities are moving from a "rescue operation into a recovery phase". "This is heartbreaking... Read More

With Prime Minister Christopher Luxon confirming the 2026 election date will be November 7, the Electoral Commission has confirmed the timetable to unfold as... Read More

An Anglican priest who was at the scene of the devastating landslide in Mount Maunganui early Saturday says emergency officials have dug their way to the debris-covered... Read More

A Mount Maunganui local has described seeing the moment a man jumped into the landslide rubble to save campers trapped beneath it - only for it to cave in on top... Read More

Pāpāmoa photographer Che Whiteley has always seen the world a little differently. Through his camera lens, that difference has become a strength. The... Read More

Two Tauranga riders will compete in this weekend's annual New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville - set be another massive 'superstar showdown”,... Read More

A newly unveiled mural on Mount Mainstreet is using art as a tool to raise awareness of myrtle rust and the threat it poses to Mauao and Aotearoa's native taonga... Read More

In spite of red heavy rain warnings and a region-wide state of emergency, Eastern Bay of Plenty districts got off lightly during the storm that struck overnight... Read More

Visitors to the Bay of Plenty are being asked to check access to tracks and campsites before heading out this weekend, after extensive storm damage and a continued... Read More