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Zespri targets 'world's healthiest fruit brand'

Kiwifruit marketer Zespri has lofty goals for the next decade. CEO Jason Te Brake says a central part of Zespri's 2035 strategy is its ambition to be the... Read More

Funeral planning workshop teaches affordability

Gaylene Delaney wants to help people to 'die with dignity” through her funeral planning workshop. She'll be co-presenting her fifth Death Without Debt... Read More

Veteran grower wins Bledisloe Cup

Andrew Fenton was on the other side of the premier presentation at this year's New Zealand Horticulture Industry Awards. The inaugural Horticulture... Read More

Car flips on Tauranga street

A car has flipped on Ngatai Rd in Tauranga. A reader who witnessed the crash said one lane of the road is blocked as the car is on its roof. Emergency... Read More

Tauihu Service enhances justice in Tauranga

A culturally grounded support service developed by Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ranginui iwi to assist people navigating the criminal justice system at Tauranga District... Read More

Updated election results increase Denyer's lead

Preliminary election results have confirmed the mayor and councillors-elect for the Western Bay of Plenty District Council. The second phase of results,... Read More

City Operations gears up for growth season

Tauranga's green spaces are getting a seasonal refresh, thanks to a more streamlined approach to city maintenance led by Tauranga City Council's City... Read More

Berry’s Kona fight earns historic Ironman result

Hannah Berry has cemented her place amongst the world's best triathletes with a fourth-place finish at the 2025 Ironman World Championship in the lava fields... Read More

Avo fest goes country for 2026

Katikati's biggest party of the year will flow with the sound of country music early next January, with Tami Neilson named the main act of the annual avocado... Read More

Walk-off: Unions plans mass same-day strike

Nurses, midwives, other healthcare workers and primary teachers are among more than 6500 Bay of Plenty workers planning to join a mega strike. October... Read More

Tauranga teen heading to Commonwealth chess champs

Tauranga teen Joshua Barnes is heading to Malaysia next month after being selected to represent New Zealand at the 2025 Commonwealth Chess Championship. Remarkably,... Read More

WBOP Māori ward councillor reacts to poll result

Darlene Dinsdale says she's disappointed she will only serve one term as Western Bay of Plenty's Māori ward councillor. She was elected to the Waka Kai Uru... Read More