07:00am Mon 24 Nov, 2025
The 2025 Bay of Plenty Times Christmas Appeal is off to an 'amazing” start, giving the Tauranga Community Foodbank team a boost in the busy run-up... Read More
06:56am Mon 24 Nov, 2025
A person has been assaulted at a Tauranga business this morning. Police were called to an address on Cameron Rd at 5.20am. A police spokesperson said an... Read More
06:00am Mon 24 Nov, 2025
Ballance Agri-Nutrients' decision to end its Mount Maunganui manufacturing operations is an opportunity to reconsider other heavy industries in the area, a marae... Read More
05:10pm Sun 23 Nov, 2025
State Highway 2 is closed while emergency services attend a crash near Te Puna. Police received a report of a two-vehicle crash on SH2 near Loop Rd at around... Read More
04:00pm Sun 23 Nov, 2025
A surge in afternoon rescues at Mount Maunganui on Saturday has prompted renewed safety warnings from Surf Lifesaving New Zealand, after shifting sandbanks,... Read More
03:00pm Sun 23 Nov, 2025
Rescuers hacked through dense bush to reach an injured teen kayaker in the Bay of Plenty on Wednesday night, carrying him to safety up a steep track through... Read More
02:00pm Sun 23 Nov, 2025
Tauranga Te Papa Rotary Club members have spent several hours during this school year supporting Welcome Bay School as it rolls out the new literacy and numeracy... Read More
01:00pm Sun 23 Nov, 2025
Half a dozen Lotto players woke up richer this morning, with one lucky ticketholder winning $700,000 in last night's draw. That prize, the biggest of the... Read More
12:00pm Sun 23 Nov, 2025
A new website has been launched to help people support others to make their own choices - large or small. Whaimana - Support My Decisions at www.supportmydecisions.nz... Read More
11:00am Sun 23 Nov, 2025
Paengaroa School pupils enjoyed a Fun Day prize this month to wrap up their involvement in 2025's five-week Zespri Young and Healthy Virtual Adventure. The... Read More
10:00am Sun 23 Nov, 2025
From the A&P Show to Te Puke's Treat Trail, Kieran Groves is becoming a recognisable face around town. Kieran, 14, is known for his balloon sculpting and... Read More
08:00am Sun 23 Nov, 2025
When it comes to giving, once again Te Puke has delivered. The response to last week's Emergency Services Food drive was 'amazing,” said Te Puke Foodbank... Read More